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ContentsWhat is Cubism? Paul Cézanne Pablo Picasso Georges Braque
Analytic Cubism Examples
Synthetic Cubism Examples Juan Gris Influences
Graphic Design Influences
Cubism
In cubist painting, planes merge and
the distinctions between background
and foreground and between one form
and another become obliterated, as the
object or figure seems to be viewed
simultaneously from various angles.
Orginated in Paris, 1907
Different form of artistic expression.
3-D object that was distorted with layers and planes.
Paintings by Paul Cézanne were influential to Cubist artists.
Events of this time 1905 - “Bloody Sunday” Russian Revolution 1908 - Ford Introduces the Model-T 1909 - Plastic is Invented 1914 - World War I begins
Cubism
Paul Cézanne
Rocky Landscape at Aix (1887)
InfluencedPablo PicassoGeorges Braque Juan Gris
Pablo Picasso
Influenced by Paul Cézanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pierre Bonnard
Arrived in Paris in 1900
He painted decorative, lively representations of Paris night life
Influenced by Paul Cézanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pierre Bonnard
Arrived in Paris in 1900
The Burial of Casagemas (1901)
He painted decorative, lively representations of Paris night life
Influenced by Paul Cézanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pierre Bonnard
Arrived in Paris in 1900
The Absinthe Drinker (1901)
The portrait of Gertrude Stein (1905-1906) is considered one of the pieces that started Cubism for Picasso
Gertrude Stein was a writer and close friend of Picasso
Gertrude Stein (1905-1906)
Influenced by:African Sculpture
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907)
Influenced by:African Sculpture
Influenced by:African Sculpture
Georges Braque
Born in Argenteuil, France and he was the son of a house-painting contractor who was an amateur artist
1908 - discovered Cézanne
Arrived in Paris in 1900
Houses at L’Estaque (1908)
1908 - discovered Cézanne
Arrived in Paris in 1900
The windows, doors, and any detail was eliminated
Houses at L’Estaque (1908)
In 1914 Picasso and Braque were practically inseperable.
Together they discovered the Analytic Phase of Cubism
Georges Braque
Analytic CubismViolin and Candlestick (1910)
1908 - 1912Picasso and Braque’s became very similiar during this time.
Breaking down, analysis of form
Right-Angle and Straight-Line construction
1908 - 1912
Picasso and Braque’s became very similiar during this time.
Breaking down, analysis of form
Right-Angle and Straight-Line construction
Sometimes Sculptural
Girl with a Mandolin (1910)Pablo Picasso
1908 - 1912
Picasso and Braque’s became very similiar during this time.
Breaking down, analysis of form
Right-Angle and Straight-Line construction
Sometimes Sculptural Girl with a Mandolin
Common Hues: TanBrownGrayCreamGreenBlue
1908 - 1912
Picasso and Braque’s became very similiar during this time.
Breaking down, analysis of form
Right-Angle and Straight-Line construction
Sometimes Sculptural Girl with a Mandolin
These colors were often used in order to not distract the viewer
Best suited for complex, multiple views of the object
Common Hues: TanBrownGrayCreamGreenBlue
Planes appear to move beyond the surface rather than recede in depthForms are compact and dense, growing larger toward the edges
Planes appear to move beyond the surface rather than recede in depthForms are compact and dense, growing larger toward the edges
Portrait of Ambroise Vollard (1909-1910)
Pablo Picasso
Planes appear to move beyond the surface rather than recede in depthForms are compact and dense, growing larger toward the edges
Portrait of Ambroise Vollard (1909-1910)
Pablo PicassoThe Guitar Player (1910)
Man with Guitar (1911)
Georges Braque
Planes appear to move beyond the surface rather than recede in depthForms are compact and dense, growing larger toward the edges
Portrait of Ambroise Vollard (1909-1910)
Man with Guitar (1911)
Braque’s work tended to be more elegant, less emotional, and less expressive
In this style, three-dimensional objects are represented on the canvas as two-dimensional abstractions called facets
Analyzes solid forms and then transfers then to canvas through flat facets that represent the subject from multiple views
Ma Jolie
Pablo Picasso
Analytic Cubist paintings are rife with references to music, which was widely considered by painters to serve as an aesthetic model for abstract painting.
Graphic designers later used Analytic Cubism, they had to make adjustments that would allow for the commercial message to be easily grasped by the viewer.
Synthetic Cubism
1912-1919
Juan Gris was also highly influential
Emphasize the combination, or synthesis, of forms in the picture
Color has a strong role
Newspapers or tobacco wrappers were used with painted areas.
Often used a brighter color palette than Analytic
Collage What is reality and what is illusion?
Picasso and Braque adopted this style as well as analytic
Braque became less dependent on physical reality and started to break down objects
Pieces of several objects and arranged them in a new combination
Georges BraqueThe Clarinet and Bottle of Rum (1911)
Braque became less dependent on physical reality and started to break down objects
Pieces of several objects and arranged them in a new combination
Georges Braque
Glass, Carafe and Newspapers (1914)
Simulated the look of texture Wood Marble
Used different material Cloth Wood
Braque became less dependent on physical reality and started to break down objects
Pieces of several objects and arranged them in a new combination
Glass, Carafe and Newspapers (1914)Fruit Dish and Glass (1916)
Simulated the look of texture Wood Marble
Used different material Cloth Wood
Georges Braque
Pablo Picasso
Picasso uses flat planes in order to reconstuct the impression of a visible world
Color was much greater and widely used
Three Musicians (1921)
Pablo Picasso
Picasso uses flat planes in order to reconstuct the impression of a visible world
Color was much greater and widely used
Glass Bottle of Suze (1912)
Three Musicians (1921)
Picasso has pasted an actual label on to his synthesized abstract bottle
The new medium of collage later used by Graphic Designers
Pablo Picasso
Papier collé means pasted paper
Bottle of Vieux Marc, Glass, Guitar and Newspaper (1913)
Bottle of Vieux Marc, Glass, Guitar and Newspaper (1913)
Pablo Picasso Guitar (1913)
Papier collé means pasted paper
Juan Gris
Arrived in Paris in 1906
Bateau Lavoir, a tenement that housed many painters, critics, and poets, and there he met Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and many other artists.
Gris produced his first cubist paintings in 1911-1912; they were influenced by the analytic works of Braque and Picasso
Arrived in Paris in 1906
Bateau Lavoir, a tenement that housed many painters, critics, and poets, and there he met Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and many other artists.
Gris produced his first cubist paintings in 1911-1912; they were influenced by the analytic works of Braque and Picasso
Guitar and Flowers (1912)Juan Gris
Juan Gris
Portrait of Picasso (1912)
Juan Gris
The Sunblind (1914)
After 1913, he completely converted to Synthetic cubism
Juan GrisGuitar, Glasses, and Bottle (1914)
Gris’s early collages are frequently richer in detail and bolder in color than contemporary collages of Picasso and Braque,
Synthetic Cubism Influence on American Artists
Lucky Strike (1921)
Stuart Davis American Cubist
Lucky Strike (1921)
Man Ray American Artist
The Rope Dancer Accompanies Herself with Her Shadows (1916)
“Synthetic Cubism created a second alternative for artists and designers looking for a structured abstract language with which they could experiment.”
Analytic CubismSynthetic Cubism and Graphic Design
Graphic Designers were never integrated into the Cubist movement itself, in later years its formal innovations would open up several exciting new stylistic avenues.
Pablo Lobato
Analytic and Synthetic Cubism influenced graphic design through the use of collaging and the use of a grid.
The idea of taking an object and distorting it, adjustments were often made for commercial use so the viewer would understand the message clearly.
The fundamental stylistic elements derived for abstract painting by Cubists and others would have a substantial impact on graphic design.
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