Cubism, Futurism

What artist inspired Picasso and Braque in Cubism?

Cezanne and his geometric breakdown of form

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907, Picasso) — now considered transitional, not full Cubism

Synthetic cubism

Start with color and shape, synthesize into a subject (rather than analyzing one down), Much brighter colors

Analytic Cubism

(e.g., Braque’s The Portuguese) Start with a real subject → break it into geometric shapes → rearrange freely Palette

Braque’s The Portuguese, Analytic Cubism early 20th c

The Three Musicians, Picasso, Synthetic Cubism early 20th c

Guitar, Picasso, cubism, early 20th c

Guitar, Picasso

, cubism, early 20th c. no materials are inherently “art materials” — we just chose bronze and marble; cardboard has its own valid qualities

Where are most futurist artists based?

italy in prewar period.

tried to represent motion and time in 2D — contemporary with Cubism

futurism

Giacomo Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash

Futurism, early 20th c. playful long exposure style motion blur

Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space

early 20th c futurism — figure moving through space; what’s visible is the space displaced around the body