An art education presentation defining Cubsim and Picasso. The presentation provides examples and inspiration for creating your own cubist superhero. All cubist superhero images are from here http://www.wonderbros.com/art/artwork-so-awesome-it-will-melt-your-face-off/

1. Pablo Picasso, Cubism, and Creating
a Cubist Superhero

2. Picasso is known as an abstract artist.
- He lived from
the early 1900’s
to the 1960’s.
- Picasso is also
credited with
creating
“cubism.”

3. Picasso had 3 Artistic Periods
Rose Period
Blue Period Cubism

4. The Blue Period

5. The Rose Period

6. What is Cubism?
• Cubism is an art
movement that
rejects the idea of
using reality to
create realistic
(actual) items.
• Cubism relies on
geometry and
straight lines. An
item can be
viewed from all
sides.

7. How Do You Identify Cubism?
• Abstract
• Broken Mirror
Effect
• Rearranged
• Geometric
• More than one
view
• Simplified shapes

8. Broken Mirror Effect?
Portrait of Willhem Unde
The Guitar Player

9. Rearranged?

10. Geometric?

11. More Than One View?

12. Create An Abstract Painting of a Superhero!!

13. Let’s look at Some Cubist Superheroes!
• All of the cubist superhero images used in this
presentation are from this website
http://www.wonderbros.com/art/artwork-so-
awesome-it-will-melt-your-face-off/

96. How Do You Identify Cubism?
• Abstract
• Broken Mirror
Effect
• Rearranged
• Geometric
• More than one
view
• Simplified shapes