Cubism
Cubism was an art movement that developed in the early 20th century. The term cubism acquired its name from the comments made by painter, Henri Matisse and critic Louis Vauxcelles, who described Georges Braque's 1908 work "Houses at L'Estaque" as resembling a bunch of cubes. Cubism has been called one of the most influential and revolutionary movements in art. Cubism was divided into two categories; analytical cubism and synthetic cubism. The cubism movement was developed by a handful of artists, the most popular, of which include Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Juan Gris and Fernand Léger. Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain, in 1881. His father, an art teacher, recognized his son’s talent at an early age. When he was only 16, Picasso had his own studio and had already mastered realistic techniques. He did not have much use for school, even though he was attending college. Picasso's personal style began to form from 1901 to 1904. This period was known was his blue period because Picasso of
Analytical cubism, began in 1907. It visually laid out what the artist believed was significant about the subject rather then just imitating it. Body parts and objects within the picture were broken down into geometric shapes that were barley recognizable as the original image. Analytic cubists reduced natural forms to their basic geometric parts and then tried to reconcile these essentially three-dimensional parts with the two-dimensional picture plane. At this time, the cubist palette was restricted to a narrow, almost monochromatic scale of black, browns, grays, and off-whites. In addition to naturalistic colors, forms were rigidly geometric and compositions subtle and intricate. In addition to Georges Braque, Juan Gris developed Cubism, and actually pushed Cubism further to its logical conclusion until his untimely death in 1927. Juan Gris was originally named Jose Victoriano, Gonzalez. He adopted the name Juan Gris after he moved to Paris in 1906. While in Paris, he resided next to Pablo Picasso, an
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