Cubism: Breaking Down Reality into Geometric Forms

Pablo Picasso, along with Georges Braque, is credited with developing the Cubist movement.

Cubism is characterized by the use of geometric shapes, such as cubes, cylinders, and spheres, to represent objects.

African masks and sculptures, with their simplified forms and geometric patterns, influenced the development of Cubism by inspiring the use of geometric shapes in Cubist art.

Deconstruction is the term used to describe the fragmentation and reassembly of objects in Cubist art.

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, painted by Pablo Picasso in 1907, is considered a seminal piece of Cubism, marking the beginning of the movement.

In Cubism, color was often used to create a sense of disharmony and tension, rather than to create a sense of depth, perspective, movement, or harmony.

Juan Gris was a Spanish artist who was associated with the Synthetic Cubism movement, which emerged in the early 1910s.

Found objects are real-world objects that are incorporated into Cubist collages.

Still Life with Chair Caning, created by Pablo Picasso in 1912, is an example of a Cubist collage.

Cubism had a profound impact on the development of modern art, leading to the emergence of abstract art, surrealism, and dadaism.

Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian artist, was influenced by Cubism and incorporated its principles into his own abstract paintings.

Simultaneous perspectives is the term used to describe the use of multiple viewpoints in Cubist art.

Three Musicians, painted by Pablo Picasso in 1921, is an example of Analytical Cubism.

Geometric abstraction is the term used to describe the use of simplified, geometric forms in Cubist art.

Fernand Léger was a prominent figure in the development of Synthetic Cubism.