Transcript Cubism Still Life

CUBISM STILL LIFE
CUBISM
One of the most influential art movements
(1907-1914) of the twentieth century.
 Began by Pablo Picasso (1882-1973) and
George Braque in 1907 (1882-1963).
 Greatly inspired by African sculptures and
artists Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) and George
Seurat (1859-1891), and the Fauves.
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WHAT IS CUBISM?
In Cubism the subject matter is broken up,
analyzed, and reassembled in an abstracted
form.
 Picasso and Braque initiated the movement when
they followed the advice of Paul Cézanne, who in
1904 said artists should treat nature "in terms of
the cylinder, the sphere and the cone."
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CUBISM…SIMPLY STATED…
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Seeing an item or
items from all sides
at one time.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CUBISM
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Braque and Picasso's similar compositions are broken
into planes with open edges, sliding into each other
while denying all depth.
Color is reduced to a gray-tan cameo, applied
uniformly in small brushstrokes creating vibrations of
light.
Color returned in force in 1912, in parallel to the
creation of the "papiers collés" — collages. Creating a
simple geometric armature and pieces of glued paper
with trompe l'oeil patterns imitating wood, marble or
newsprint, then introducing "already made" elements
(musical scores, tobacco packets or playing cards), the
"papiers collés" definitively dissociate color and form.
STILL LIFE
still life or still-life A picture of
inanimate objects.
 Common still life
subjects include
vessels, food,
flowers, books,
clothing.
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PABLO PICASSO
Pablo Picasso
 Portrait of DanielHenry Kahnweiler
 Paris, Autumn 1910
 oil on canvas
 39 5/8 x 25 5/8 inches
 Art Institute of
Chicago.
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PABLO PICASSO
Pablo Picasso
 A Woman Sitting in a
Chair
 1910
 oil on canvas
 100 x 73 cm
 Georges Pompidou
Center, Paris.
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FERNAND LEGER
Albert Gleizes
(French, 1881-1953),
 Portrait of Jacques
Nayral
 1911
 oil on canvas
 161.9 x 114.0 cm
 Tate Gallery, London.
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FERNAND LEGER
Fernand Léger
(French, 1881-1955)
 La couseuse (The
Sewer)
 1909-1910
 oil on canvas
 73 x 54 cm
 Georges Pompidou
Center, Paris
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FERNAND LEGER
Fernand Léger
 Table and Fruit
 1909
 oil on canvas
 33 x 38 7/8 inches,
 Minneapolis Institute
of Arts.
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GEORGES BRAQUE
Georges Braque
 Fruit Dish
 Paris
 winter 1908-09
 oil on canvas
 21 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches
(54 x 65 cm)
 Moderna Museet,
Stockholm, Sweden.
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GEORGES BRAQUE
Georges Braque
 Fruit Dish, "Quotidien
du Midi“
 August-September
1912
 oil and sand on canvas
 16 x 13 inches (41 x 33
cm)
 Thomas Ammann
Fine Art, Zurich.
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PROCESS
Create a view finder as a class.
 Complete Picasso reading and handout.
 Sketch still life from three different angles (three
days).
 Complete fracture worksheet.
 Divide paper and trace.
 Color using markers.
 Complete rubric.
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HELPFUL HINTS:
A still life is drawn from real life. Drawing a still
life helps train you to draw what you see. This
means that you need to have your objects in front
of you.
 Pay attention to your light source. This will show
you where to put your highlights and your
shadows.
 Color with the colors you see. Do not assume
that bananas are only yellow and oranges are
only orange.
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