Cubism

Cubism is known as the most radical and influential art movement in the 20th century. Post-impressionist Paul Cezanne’s work at the Salon d’Automne paved way for cubism.

The cubists changd the conventional form such as “Perspective” and aimed to visualise beauty in a modern way.

The viewpoint in realistic paintings is in one angle whereas in cubism, multiple viewpoints of abjects and figures are showcased into distinct planes. A variety of cubism art was produced in Paris. Pablo Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” became a huge influence in the art movement. The styles in Cubism are Analytical, Synthetic and Crystal. Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque’s works were monochromatic. Implementation of geometrical forms for human body were shown. While Picasso showed objects magnetised in his art, Braque showed objects pulled apart. Picasso and Braque also introduced cubist collage which influenced modernist literature and music compositions. Some of the famous works are:

Les demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) by Pablo Picasso

La violoniste (1911) by Pablo Picasso

Tea time (1911) by Jean Metzinger

Violin and Palette (1909) by Georges Braque

Ma Jolie (1912) by Pablo Picasso

The impact of cubism was global. Cubism was a revolutionary style of modern art which is still influential in today’s art.

Reference: GBAcademy.org, art movements dossier in Echo