Cubism

We looked at some cubist artwork today and discussed what cubism is!
Cubism- “The Cubist painters rejected the inherited concept that art should copy nature, or that they should adopt the traditional techniques of perspective, modeling, and foreshortening. They wanted instead to emphasize the two-dimensionality of the canvas. So they reduced and fractured objects into geometric forms, and then realigned these within a shallow, relieflike space. They also used multiple or contrasting vantage points.” –Sabine Rewald
Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1) Then artist: Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, 1910
2) Now artist: Eddie the Yeti, Cubism Guitar, 2012

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Our studio project will be creating cubist-esque drawings using the accumulation of knowledge thus far. It will start with a contour line drawing with selective descriptive details. Then students will create lines and shapes throughout the entire page. After that they will use a variety of gradients to fill in the shapes piece by piece 🙂