Cubism
It is rare, if not unheard of, that a turning point in the history of art can be pinpointed specifically. Unlike the styles that preceded it, which often sprang up as one style moved gradually into or away from another, the origins of Cubism are rather succinct. Inspired by African sculpture and the works of Paul Cézanne’s (1839-1906) later era, Pablo Picasso (1882-1973) and Georges Braque (1882-1963) became the founders of a movement that would burn out relatively quickly (the movement would last only from the late 1900s to the mid 1920s) but would prove to be one of the most influential shifts in ideas in the history of art, paving the way for many of the movements towards the abstract in modern art and in such schools as Precisionism, Futurism, and Constructivism, all of which would appear later. Additionally it would also, in many ways, bend the course of the grand movement of Expressionism as well. It may come as little surprise that a movement so clear in its history finds another large part of its origin in a single phrase, a single idea. For when Cézanne in 1904 uttered the idea that artists should treat nature, “in terms of the cylinder, the sphere, and the cone” he would, for all intents and purposes, be l
Some topics in this essay:
Le Portugais, Cubism Cubism, Picasso’s Demoiselles, Futurism Constructivism, Georges Braque, Fernand Leger, Portugais Emigrant, Cubism Picasso, , Cubism Braque, demoiselles d'avignon, onto dimensional, le portugais, history art, georges braque, analytical cubism, african sculpture, cubism braque,
Join now to see the rest of the essay!
Approximate Word count = 857
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
More Essays on Cubism
Professional Papers: |
CUSTOMER SERVICES
|
|
 |
All papers are for research and references purposes only!
Copyright © 2002-2008 ExampleEssays.com DMCA HMS
|
|
Example Essays Home