2. Cubism
• A movement begun by Pablo Picasso and George
Braque in 1967 as a result of a statement by
Cezanne. “You must see in nature the cylinder, the
sphere and the cone.”
• A form of abstraction. The objects were reduced
to geometric shapes then flattened into two-dimensional
shapes superimposing each other
thus giving feeling of relationship. The forms will
enlivened with rich texture. The total effect gave
the painting a compelling effect.
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4. Pablo Picasso, 1909-10, Figure dans un
Fauteuil (Seated Nude, Femme nue
assise), oil on canvas, 92.1 x 73 cm, Tate
Modern, London
6. • Orphism or Orphic Cubism, a term coined by the French
poet Guillaume Apollinaire in 1912, was an offshoot of
Cubism that focused on pure abstraction and bright
colors, influenced by Fauvism, theoretical writings of
Paul Signac, Charles Henry and the dye chemist Eugène
Chevreul. This movement, perceived as key in the
transition from Cubism to Abstract art, was pioneered by
František Kupka, Robert Delaunay and Sonia Delaunay,
who relaunched the use of color during the
monochromatic phase of Cubism. The meaning of the
term Orphism was elusive when it first appeared and
remains to some extent vague.
7. Orphic Cubism
František Kupka, Katedrála (The
Cathedral) 1912-1913, oil on
canvas, 180 x 150 cm, Museum
Kampa, Prague, Czech Republic
8. Synchronism
Airplane Synchromy in Yellow-
Orange, 1920, oil on canvas,
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York
Morgan Russell "Paris, France"
9. Suprematism
• was an art movement, focused
on basic geometric forms,
such as circles, squares, lines,
and rectangles, painted in a
limited range of colors. It was
founded by Kazimir Malevich
in Russia, around 1913, and
announced in Malevich's 1915
exhibition in St. Petersburg
where he exhibited 36 works
in a similar style. The term
suprematism refers to an
abstract art based upon “the
supremacy of pure artistic
feeling” rather than on visual
depiction of objects.
Black Square (Malevich),
State Russian Museum, St.
Petersburg
10. Constructivism
• Constructivism was an artistic and
architectural philosophy that
originated in Russia beginning in
1919, which was a rejection of the
idea of autonomous art. The
movement was in favour of art as
a practice for social purposes.
Constructivism had a great effect
on modern art movements of the
20th century, influencing major
trends such as Bauhaus and De
Stijl movement. Its influence was
pervasive, with major impacts
upon architecture, graphic and
industrial design, theatre, film,
dance, fashion and to some extent
music.
Zuev Workers' Club, 1928.
11. Purism
• One of the styes that
influenced young Rene
Magritte was Purism, a variant
of Cubism. Until 1925 Magritte
was heavily influenced by
Purism and Futurism. In 1925
he became influenced by Pre-
Surrealist Giorgio de Chirico
(1888-1978) who is labeled a
proponent Pittura Metafisica
(Metaphysical Painting/Magic
Realism). Below is an article on
Purism from History of Art:
Amédée Ozenfant, Le
pichet blanc, oil on
canvas, 1926
