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... is an art movement that deconstructs the subject in simple shapes, and combine in a same drawing multiple angles.
Illustration : "Le village", Jean Metzinger, 1911
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Cubism has been inspired by Paul Cezanne's work (see the above picture, "Montagne Sainte-Victoire", done between 1904 and 1906). He theorised the first the idea of cutting everything in geometrical shapes.
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Traditional African art, and the way Japanese artists drew multiple views of the same subject (like with the 36 views of Mount Fuji from Hokusai) are other sources of inspiration for the cubist artists.
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Also known as Cesanian Cubism for his major role in the movement. The beginnings and trial, done by Braque and Picasso. A famous piece of this periode is "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" from Pablo Picasso (1907).
Illustration : "Compotier", Georges Braque, 1908
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The best know part of Cubism is analytical cubism, defined by a profounder deconstruction and almost monochromatic colours.
Illustration : "Violon et bougie", Georges Braques, 1910
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... consists of a more minimalist and coloured version of cubism, in which everyday objects or fragments are included (which, at the time, was revolutionary).
Illustration : "Les papiers collés", Pablo Picasso, 1912-1914)
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I hope you learned something, do not hesitate to further you researches.
As a matter of fact, English isn't my mother tongue, I apologize for every grammar mistakes.
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