Cubism
Cubist PORTRAITS by LAuren Folco |
What is cubism
Cubism was an innovative art movement pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. In Cubism, artists began to look at subjects in new ways in an effort to depict three-dimensions on a flat canvas. They would break up the subject into many different shapes and then repaint it from different angles. Cubism paved the way for many different modern movements of art in the 20th century. -https://www.ducksters.com/history/art/cubism.php
Analytical Cubism was The first stage of the Cubism movement. In this style, artists would study (or analyze) the subject and break it up into different blocks. They would look at the blocks from different angles. Then they would reconstruct the subject, painting the blocks from various viewpoints. These view point classical were deconstructions of what they saw. it was an Aesthetic deconstruction. |
Analysis of Artwork
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Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Tête de Femme (Head of a Woman), 1962 Pablo Picasso Tête de Femme (Head of a Woman), 1962 is a stunning portrait of Jacqueline Roque captured in a cubist style. Jacqueline Roque is Picasso’s second wife and his most prolific muse across his oeuvre. Identified by her long black hair and piercing eyes, Picasso depicts his subject in multiple perspectives. In a close-up view, Picasso frame’s the image so that we see just her head and neck. At first glance, a full-face portrait gazes directly straight-forward. However, upon a closer look, the extreme side profiles of two women who stare at each other, nose to nose emerge. This striking linocut is executed in bold and fiery palette of black and vibrant yellow and orange. Showcasing the artist’s mastery of line, Picasso switches between using negative and positive space to define the composition. By allowing the pale paper beneath, the artist creates an implied white line which traces the highlights of Jacqueline’s hair and eyelashes, and highlights the structure of her face.-https://www.masterworksfineart.com/artists/pablo-picasso/artwork/tete-de-femme-head-of-a-woman-1962-2/id/W-6115 
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Pablo Picasso Tête de Femme (Head of a Woman), 1962
Pablo Picasso Tête de Femme (Head of a Woman), 1962 is an exquisite offering from the multitalented artist. Choosing warm neutral colors of brown, beige, and black for his palette, Picasso Tête de Femme (Head of a Woman), 1962 is formed from shapes of flat, opaque color and curvilinear lines. The composition features a hidden triple portrait, displaying a frontal depiction of a woman’s head, with each side of her face also representing the left and right profiles of the same subject. 
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Answer the questions bellow based on the Information above
- What is cubism
- What does cubism look like
- what was the purpose
- Who were some pioneer artists whom were cubists
- What is Analytical Cubism
- A Lot of Cubism is about analyzing what the artist was looking at. What if it was more symbolic, analyzing a deeper meaning of the subject. Pick one of picasso's portraits. lets pretend that above and if these reflected the models personality, what is it and how does the art reflect it?
The project
What about a concept deconstruction. Is this cubist in nature? What if we showed multiply stages of life in one view overlapped? is that cubist? This in essence is the assignment. To show yourself at two different stages of life, this can be literally or figuratively.
Think about your self now? are you different from who you were or do you want to be different in a few years. What visually does that look like?
Think about your self now? are you different from who you were or do you want to be different in a few years. What visually does that look like?
Assignment one: Tell Me about yourself
Write a 100 word paragraph about you. Be sure to answer the following in your paragraph
- Whats your name
- Describe yourself
- How would your friends describe you
- whats your personality.
- what is something you life or are proud of yourself
- What do want to accomplish in the future?
Assignment Two: Cubist Self PORTRAIT Line Drawing
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CREATE TWO LINE DRAWING OF "YOURSELF" THAT OVERLAP. The versions of yourself can be representative, or figurative. What I mean is if you plan to be a famous writer some day you can search the internet to find a portrait of a person who looks like a writer and use it represent you in the future. OR you can use two photographs or yourself at different times in life.
You will be creating a line drawing of each and then overlapping them to create a cubist portrait. A single representation or deconstruction to two aspects of time. A symbolic Symbolic Cubist portrait. 
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Assignment three: WE PAint.... WAtercolor!
We will print out the combined line drawing and paint them by hand. You can Block out each color for a shape or decide to make an overall gradient from top to bottom or side to side.
If you haven't painted or done anything be hand in years or ever dont worry this is hard to screw up and a gradient wash is very each and looks GREAT!!!
If you haven't painted or done anything be hand in years or ever dont worry this is hard to screw up and a gradient wash is very each and looks GREAT!!!
