Cubism is one of the most influential art movements. It was created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braques between 1907 - 1914. It Was hugely inspired by the works on Cezanne and was the idea that images could be created that showed multiple view points and by breaking down an object back to there geometric parts.
Cubism had two distinctive phases, the first being...
The Analytical Phase:
(1907-12)
The name Analytical suggests analysis, the close examination of a subjects in order to create flat shapes, lines and angles and overlapping planes. An example of this is :
The painting above is by Georges Braque. He was a French Painter and one of the creators of Cubism. This painting is of a bottle, fish and plate on a table with a drawer.
It looks very busy, fractured and broken. I know that Analytical cubism used a small range of dark colours like blacks, blues and greys and i can see it in this painting,I don't see a lot tonal changes, i.e. i don't see a lot of lights and darks. Analytical cubism paintings appeared very muted with dark tones which i can see in this painting.
Another good example of the Analytical phase is:
This painting is by Juan Gris, he was a spanish painter and his works were very distinctive in the cubism movement. Again the objects are broken down, I like the simplicity of this painting and how the objects are taken back to their basic shape. I also really enjoy how the brush strokes are very dramatic but also controlled. They are quite similar to what i have seen on some of Cezanne's later works and earlier cubism by Picasso.
The second phase is...
The Synthetic Phase :
(1913 through the 1920s)
The synthetic phase in Cubism was composed of fewer, simpler forms in brighter colours.
Collage was used with paint, they would build up their images with collaged objects and pictures. Interesting because instead of close examination of an object, analysing the shape and structure, they would actually create a shape, with a paper cut out of drawn line.
This is a good example of Synthetic Cubism because Picasso put together, or 'synthesised', areas of colour and texture to give the impression of recognisable objects. The shapes and colours are balanced to maintain the appearance of flatness.In this painting i can see the suggestions of a table, fruit, a bottle and what i think is a violin. I noticed the strong flat colours as well as texture that i found out was grains of sand.
Although i really appreciate these works i do find myself leaning towards the Analytical phase of cubism more because, To me cubism is really about the idea of capturing time. If we moved at the speed of light we would see everything compact into a single point and we could see everything at once. We cannot move at the speed of light, so as artists we imagine, experiment and create.
I feel the Analytical phase speaks to me more about that idea, its how i image it would look if i could move through time as we move space. I would see all three dimensions from all perspective points all at once and i think that would look like an Analytical cubism painting.
One thing that is very interesting is that while Albert Einstein was asking a similar question to this, what the world would look like if you were riding on a beam of light, The groundwork for cubism was being created.
Cubism had two distinctive phases, the first being...
The Analytical Phase:
(1907-12)
The name Analytical suggests analysis, the close examination of a subjects in order to create flat shapes, lines and angles and overlapping planes. An example of this is :
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| Georges Braque Bottle and Fishes circa 1910-2 Oil on canvas |
It looks very busy, fractured and broken. I know that Analytical cubism used a small range of dark colours like blacks, blues and greys and i can see it in this painting,I don't see a lot tonal changes, i.e. i don't see a lot of lights and darks. Analytical cubism paintings appeared very muted with dark tones which i can see in this painting.
Another good example of the Analytical phase is:
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Juan Gris bottles and knife-1911
Oil on canvas |
The second phase is...
The Synthetic Phase :
(1913 through the 1920s)
The synthetic phase in Cubism was composed of fewer, simpler forms in brighter colours.
Collage was used with paint, they would build up their images with collaged objects and pictures. Interesting because instead of close examination of an object, analysing the shape and structure, they would actually create a shape, with a paper cut out of drawn line.
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| Pablo Picasso Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle 1914 Oil on canvas |
Although i really appreciate these works i do find myself leaning towards the Analytical phase of cubism more because, To me cubism is really about the idea of capturing time. If we moved at the speed of light we would see everything compact into a single point and we could see everything at once. We cannot move at the speed of light, so as artists we imagine, experiment and create.
I feel the Analytical phase speaks to me more about that idea, its how i image it would look if i could move through time as we move space. I would see all three dimensions from all perspective points all at once and i think that would look like an Analytical cubism painting.
One thing that is very interesting is that while Albert Einstein was asking a similar question to this, what the world would look like if you were riding on a beam of light, The groundwork for cubism was being created.
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