Art: Cubism: Influences and Legacies Flashcards
What type of Cubism is represented by Picasso’s Ma Jolie?
High Analytic Cubism
Where did the name Cubism come from?
Art critic Louis Vauxcelles made a denigrating comment about a series of Braque’s landscape paintings, calling them “little cubes”.
Where did Cubist artists exhibit together in 1911?
“Salle 41” at the Salon des Indépendants.
Who were the Cubist artists inspired by?
Paul Cezanne, who approached the same subjects over and over, abstracting landscapes and still life scenes to their base forms.
What does Analytic Cubism refer to?
the works that Picasso and Braque made from 1909 to 1911. These paintings were based on traditional subjects, but dissected their formal elements and rearranged them on the canvas.
When did Cubists start to introduce collage, and what did this lead into?
1912, and it led to Synthetic Cubism. Things like wallpaper, newspapers, and fabrics were incorporated.
Who were some artists associated with Cubism, and what did the style of all these artists have in common?
Juan Gris and Fernand Légar. The Cubists had wildly varied styles, but were unified in their challenge to traditional ideas about representation.
What artistic movements did Cubism inspire?
Dada, Constructivism, Futurism, and Surrealism. It even went as far as to inspire Mexican mural painter Diego Rivera while he was living in Paris.
