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The world neverThe world never
looked the same againlooked the same again
……

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Analysis of form
When and what?
Why CubismCubism?
Which artists?
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When and what?When and what?
• 1906 - 1914
• Three stages:
– Early Cubism
1906 – 1909
– Analytical Cubism
1909 – 1912
– Synthetic Cubism
1912 - 1914
The Weeping Woman,
Picasso 1937

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Early Cubism:
depiction of the whole
structure of the object and
its position in space,
combining different
viewpoints.
The Vase, Bowl, Lemon,
Picasso 1907

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Analytical Cubism:
breaking down of the
subject and the space
around it into angular
planes or facets that
record different viewpoints
and information; no
interest in colour or
texture
Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on
a mantelpiece, Braque 1911

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Synthetic Cubism:
collages of interlocked
fragments of newspaper,
wallpaper, and labels with
fragments of painting,
drawing and writing;
colour reintroduced &
texture & pattern
Bottle, Glass, Guitar and
newspaper, Picasso 1913
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ThreeThree CubistsCubists
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Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso 1881- 19731881- 1973
Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle,
1914
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“We all know that art
is not truth. Art is a
lie that makes us
realise the truth ..”
“We all know that art
is not truth. Art is a
lie that makes us
realise the truth ..”

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Georges BraqueGeorges Braque 1882- 19631882- 1963
Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on
a mantelpiece, 1911
“When we created Cubism,
we had no intention of
creating Cubism, but of
expressing what was
inside us.”
“When we created Cubism,
we had no intention of
creating Cubism, but of
expressing what was
inside us.”
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Juan Gris 1887 - 1927Juan Gris 1887 - 1927
Still Life (The Violin), 1913
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Why Cubism?Why Cubism?
“Braque scorns form,
reduces everything –
figures and objects –
to geometric diagrams,
to cubes!”
Louis Vauxcelles,
art critic, 1908
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Violin and Pitcher, Braque, 1910

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Analysis of formAnalysis of form
• Flat colour – no illusion of 3D by
using shading or tonal
modelling
• Objects painted from different
angles
• Complex interlocking shapes
create feelings of tension &
anxiety in viewer
• Vertical or diagonal plane lines
disrupt the composition
• Details are edited out = simplify,
select & modify from nature
How did Cubism change the way we see the world?
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+“biography”, then choose > Works
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• The Web Museum Paris
www.artchive.com
• Look up Cubism
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Still Life, Picasso 1914
[mixed media]
Violin, Picasso 1915
[folded canvas]

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Pupil work in cardboard

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