The Cubist art movement began in Paris around 1907-1908 and was started by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. They rejected traditional painting techniques and viewpoints, instead using multiple perspectives to represent subjects. Cubism had two phases - Analytic from 1907-1912 and Synthetic from 1913-1920s which used brighter colors. Key Cubist artists mentioned include Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Paul Cezanne, and Henri Matisse.