Cubism

by Phillip Martin

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What can that possibly mean?

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An ism is a suffix at the end of many English words. It comes from Greek ismos and Latin ismus. You have seen it at the end of words like optimism, Buddhism, racism, favoritism, and terrorism.

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It signifies a belief, practice, idea, or movement. In art, there are many movements that end in ism.
One of the most important ISMs is Cubism.

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Cubism was a movement that began in France in the early 20th Century by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Georges Braque.
Picasso

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Cubism was a movement that began in France in the early 20th Century by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Georges Braque.
Picasso

Braque

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Cubism rejected the idea of using perspective to create art as seen in nature. It was geometric and two dimensional.
Objects were broken apart and the pieces could be viewed from all sides.

Can you guess what this is?

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Cubism rejected the idea of using perspective to create art as seen in nature. It was geometric and two dimensional.
Objects were broken apart and the pieces could be viewed from all sides.

Violin and Candlestick by Braque

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Picassos early work was done in a more traditional style.
He went through different periods when he created different kinds of art.
Self Portrait by Picasso

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The Old Guitarist is a famous piece from his Blue Period.
The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso

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The Boy with a Pipe from his Rose Period, sold for more than $100 million!

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Picasso is best known for Cubism. In some of his pieces objects are geometrical but still easily identified.
Enamel Saucepan by Pablo Picasso

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Other pieces are a little more of a challenge to identify but there are clues.
Can you identify what is here?

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Other pieces are a little more of a challenge to identify but there are clues.
Can you identify what is here?
Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

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Some pieces are impossible to figure out. But, they make for interesting conversation. What is this?

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Some pieces are impossible to figure out. But, they make for interesting conversation. What is this?
A Portrait of David-Henry Kahnweiler by Pablo Picasso

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Cubism was popular in the Czech Republic.
It inspired work in architecture, pottery, and furniture.

Cubism Museum Prague, Czech Republic

Cubism
Cubism was popular in the Czech Republic.
It inspired work in architecture, pottery, and furniture.

Cubism Museum Prague, Czech Republic

Cubism
Cubism was popular in the Czech Republic.
It inspired work in architecture, pottery, and furniture.

Cubism Museum Prague, Czech Republic

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So now you know about Cubism in art. But, if you want to know more, you can always a research Realism, Surrealism, Expressionism, Constructivism, Fauvism, Pointillism, Dadaism, Impressionism, Mannerism, Modernism, Post-Modernism, Neo-Expressionism, and Romanticism. . . for starters.

Movements
Impressionism Cubism Pointillism Realism Surrealism More isms