Cubism

Question 1

What is cubism?

Answer 1

The birth of modern art

Question 2

Key idea #1:

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Answer 2

Cubism artists turned away from the realistic modelling of figures, and also from perspective, which had been used to show space since the Renaissance.

Question 3

What is Synthetic cubism?

Answer 3

Non-traditional materials were added

Question 4

Name and describe an art piece of synthetic cubism:

Answer 4

George Braque- woman with guitar: guitar with face above, darker colours, angular

Question 5

Key idea #2:

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Answer 5

They explored open form, piercing figures and objects by letting space flow through. Also blended fore + background and showing angles. Some saw these new ideas were born due to the change in the modern world. This first phase is analytic cubism.

Question 6

Name and describe an art piece that matches key idea #2:

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Answer 6

George Braque- the pink table cloth: bright colours, table, breakfast foods, angular

Question 7

Key idea #3:

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Answer 7

In The second phase, synthetic cubists were starting to use non-art materials (abstract). Historians suggested the idea that artists were aware of current events in result (WW1)

Question 8

Name and describe an art piece that matches key idea #3:

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Answer 8

Pablo Picasso- Guernica: lots going on, bull, mom holding dead baby, big eye, burning home (this is propaganda art)

Question 9

Key idea #4:

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Answer 9

cubism paved the way for other artists who continued to explore the use of abstract designs in space.

Question 10

Name and describe an art piece to describe key idea #4:

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Answer 10

Pablo Picasso- les madamoiselles d’avignon: 5 naked women, yellowy colours

Question 11

What is primitive art?

Answer 11

Influenced by the aesthetics of non-western or prehistoric cultures (tribal like masks)