CUBISM

CUBISM CRITICAL STUDIES AND TWO DRAWING TASKS SCROLL DOWN FOR ALL THE TASKS

Links:

http://www.eyeconart.net/history/cubism.htm for Picasso

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/braque_georges.html for Braque

KEY ARTISTS
PABLO PICASSO

GEORGES BRAQUE

JUAN GRIS

FERNAND LEGER

KEY FACTS
CUBISM was a highly influential art visual art style of the 20^th Century.

It was created principally by the artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in Paris between the years 19907 -1914. The group was called the Cubists.

Cubism explored the effects of showing more than one viewpoint in the same image, giving more information at the same time i.e. Simultaneity

Artists created paintings, collages and sculptures.

Collages were made from materials such as newspaper, wallpaper and found scraps of matter

KEY WORDS
MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS

SIMULTANEITY

ANALYTICAL CUBISM

SYNTHETIC CUBISM

COLLAGE

ABSTRACT

LAYERS

ACTIVITIES

1. Find a Cubist still life by Picasso or Braque. Using the information about Cubism in the columns on the left, write your thoughts about a Cubist painting using the questions below. HOME LEARNING TASK AT FOOT OF THE PAGE.

FACTS:What is its title? Who was the artist? When was the picture made? Did the artist belong to any particular group?

CONTENT: What can be seen in the picture (what is it of?) Was the subject matter observed first hand or from memory or the imagination? Is it representational, realistic or is there some distortion or abstraction? Is there any hidden meaning suggested or obvious symbolism?

PROCESS: What medium has been used? (For example, oil paint, watercolour, pencil, charcoal?) What techniques have been used? (For example, thick paint, heavy brushstrokes, brushstrokes going in certain directions, light paint strokes, soft washes of colour, dark tones, light tones, bright colours, dark colours?)

FORM: How are the main shapes arranged in the composition? How has the artist used line, colour and texture? Do the colours harmonise or contrast? Does one colour predominate? Is there one main shape or are there many linking together to make the composition? Are any shapes repeated? Are there curves, spirals, sharp shapes, and angular forms? Why might the artist do this?

MOOD: What is the mood of the picture? (Is it happy, sad, peaceful, lively does create an anxious feeling?) How has the artist created the mood? Do you like the work? Say why if you do and give reasons also if you do not like it.

CONNECTIONS TO YOUR WORK OR YOUR PROJECT: What connections to your own work are there? How might you be able to learn from this work?

HOME LEARNING: COMPLETE THE CRITICAL STUDY AND THE TWO DRAWING TASKS 2. Choose an area of the painting which shows more than one viewpoint and make a colour pencil study of it in a 20cm x 25cm rectangle.

3. Take an everyday object from your school bag and make 3 different viewpoint drawings layered on top of each other in the style of Cubism.

CUBISM CRITICAL STUDIES AND TWO DRAWING TASKS SCROLL DOWN FOR ALL THE TASKS
		Links: http://www.eyeconart.net/history/cubism.htm for Picasso http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/braque_georges.html for Braque
KEY ARTISTS PABLO PICASSO GEORGES BRAQUE JUAN GRIS FERNAND LEGER	KEY FACTS CUBISM was a highly influential art visual art style of the 20^th Century. It was created principally by the artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in Paris between the years 19907 -1914. The group was called the Cubists. Cubism explored the effects of showing more than one viewpoint in the same image, giving more information at the same time i.e. Simultaneity Artists created paintings, collages and sculptures. Collages were made from materials such as newspaper, wallpaper and found scraps of matter	KEY WORDS MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS SIMULTANEITY ANALYTICAL CUBISM SYNTHETIC CUBISM COLLAGE ABSTRACT LAYERS	ACTIVITIES 1. Find a Cubist still life by Picasso or Braque. Using the information about Cubism in the columns on the left, write your thoughts about a Cubist painting using the questions below. HOME LEARNING TASK AT FOOT OF THE PAGE. FACTS:What is its title? Who was the artist? When was the picture made? Did the artist belong to any particular group? CONTENT: What can be seen in the picture (what is it of?) Was the subject matter observed first hand or from memory or the imagination? Is it representational, realistic or is there some distortion or abstraction? Is there any hidden meaning suggested or obvious symbolism? PROCESS: What medium has been used? (For example, oil paint, watercolour, pencil, charcoal?) What techniques have been used? (For example, thick paint, heavy brushstrokes, brushstrokes going in certain directions, light paint strokes, soft washes of colour, dark tones, light tones, bright colours, dark colours?) FORM: How are the main shapes arranged in the composition? How has the artist used line, colour and texture? Do the colours harmonise or contrast? Does one colour predominate? Is there one main shape or are there many linking together to make the composition? Are any shapes repeated? Are there curves, spirals, sharp shapes, and angular forms? Why might the artist do this? MOOD: What is the mood of the picture? (Is it happy, sad, peaceful, lively does create an anxious feeling?) How has the artist created the mood? Do you like the work? Say why if you do and give reasons also if you do not like it. CONNECTIONS TO YOUR WORK OR YOUR PROJECT: What connections to your own work are there? How might you be able to learn from this work?
HOME LEARNING: COMPLETE THE CRITICAL STUDY AND THE TWO DRAWING TASKS			2. Choose an area of the painting which shows more than one viewpoint and make a colour pencil study of it in a 20cm x 25cm rectangle.
			3. Take an everyday object from your school bag and make 3 different viewpoint drawings layered on top of each other in the style of Cubism.