Tyler Rapp Julie Hicks Visual Arts: Arts & Society September 18, 2015 Exploring Art Movements A. Cubism A. Dates: 1907-1914 B. Aesthetic Characteristics: A. Two-dimensional objects are a huge focus B. Multiple vantage points C. Subjects of pictures were easy to decipher D. Browns, grays, and blacks in abstract forms (during Analytic Cubism from 1910-1912) E. Not necessarily about nature, but more on geometry and shallow space C. Influences on the Movement: A. Louis Vauxcelles and Braque looked upon each other’s works of art; Vauxcelles saw Braque’s geometry in his art as cubes, which dubbed the name Cubism B. Paul Cezanne—an artist—who was featured in museums that Vauxcelles and Braque visited; Cezanne drew “solid landscapes” C. Sculptures made by those outside of Europe: a museum opened in Paris that featured unique art from around the world—mostly Africa and French Polynesia
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Tyler Rapp
Julie Hicks
Visual Arts: Arts & Society
September 18, 2015
Exploring Art Movements
A. Cubism
A. Dates: 1907-1914
B. Aesthetic Characteristics:
A. Two-dimensional objects are a huge focus
B. Multiple vantage points
C. Subjects of pictures were easy to decipher
D. Browns, grays, and blacks in abstract forms (during Analytic Cubism from
1910-1912)
E. Not necessarily about nature, but more on geometry and shallow space
C. Influences on the Movement:
A. Louis Vauxcelles and Braque looked upon each other’s works of art; Vauxcelles saw
Braque’s geometry in his art as cubes, which dubbed the name Cubism
B. Paul Cezanne—an artist—who was featured in museums that Vauxcelles and Braque
visited; Cezanne drew “solid landscapes”
C. Sculptures made by those outside of Europe: a museum opened in Paris that featured
unique art from around the world—mostly Africa and French Polynesia
D. In 1907, Picasso returned to Paris from abroad with a famous painting that marked
the beginnings of Cubism due to its distortions, many planes, etc.
E. In 1908, Braque made many landscape paintings that included shapes (such as cubes
and pyramids)
F. The relationship between Picasso and Braque sparked an initial startup of the
movement; they would regularly meet and performed art in similar fashions
G. Around this time was the beginning stages of World War I
D. Significant Artists—& Artists’ Works—of the Period:
A. Pablo Picasso
B. Georges Braque
C. Louis Vauxcelles
E. Works Cited:
A. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cube/hd_cube.htm
B. http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/cubism/influences
C. http://www.theartstory.org/movement-cubism.htm
D. http://www.pablopicasso.org/cubism.jsp
E. http://www.scarletcanvas.com/uploads/7/7/8/1/7781285/7689607_orig.jpg
F. http://www.mdc.edu/wolfson/academic/ArtsLetters/art_philosophy/Humanities/
Cubism/kuspit1-24-1.jpg
B. Dada
A. Dates: 1916-1924
B. Aesthetic Characteristics:
A. Could be performance art, poetry, photos, sculptures, paintings, collages, etc.