Do love you creating or staring at this kind of painting that looks like cubes of abstract shapes with sharp corners and rough edges?
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This kind of painting is what we call cubism!
Cubism is the first form of abstract art that originated in France and Spain in the year 1907. It was an art movement that gained popularity as one of the most influential visual art styles during the early 20th century.
Cubism is the first form of abstract art that originated in France and Spain in the year 1907. It was an art movement that gained popularity as one of the most influential visual art styles during the early 20th century.
It was Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso who originated this style of art, but it was French art critic, Louis Vauxcelles, who coined the term Cubism after seeing the landscapes Braque painted in the year 1908.
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Vauxcelles called the geometric shapes in Braque's emulation of Cézanne "cubes", hence, the term Cubism.
As for Picasso, it was his work, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon that gained him recognition as a Cubist painter.
For the proponents of Cubism, they rejected the idea that art should mirror nature or the idea that art should reflect the traditional techniques of perspective and modeling. Instead, they wanted to emphasize the two-dimensionality of the canvas.
This is the reason why when you look at a work of a Cubist painter, there is hardly any perspective involved or you will most likely see objects or people from several different angles.
Additionally, you will often see not just cubes, but also cones, spheres, cylinders and collages.
As for Picasso, it was his work, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon that gained him recognition as a Cubist painter.
For the proponents of Cubism, they rejected the idea that art should mirror nature or the idea that art should reflect the traditional techniques of perspective and modeling. Instead, they wanted to emphasize the two-dimensionality of the canvas.
This is the reason why when you look at a work of a Cubist painter, there is hardly any perspective involved or you will most likely see objects or people from several different angles.
Additionally, you will often see not just cubes, but also cones, spheres, cylinders and collages.
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If you want to try making a Cubist style painting, check out some of our pointers below!
First, you need to decide if you want your art to look like a picture that's broken up or a load of different shapes and objects collaged together.
First, you need to decide if you want your art to look like a picture that's broken up or a load of different shapes and objects collaged together.
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Next, once you have decided which one you want to do, you have to plan out your piece. Choose whether you will use crayons, paints, Cray pass or colored pens and the colors you want to use.
From there, make a sketch of your artwork using a pencil. Just keep on practicing what you want to achieve on scratch papers before transferring to your canvas.
Third step, and once you are on your canvas, lightly draw your final design, still, using a pencil. Drawing lightly is important so if ever you make a mistake, it will be easy to remove it with an eraser.
And since this is a form of Cubist work, overlap objects and twist them about. Remember, it does not have to look realistic at all! Break up the shapes even more using straight lines that go in all sorts of directions for a more abstract look.
From there, start adding colors in the different sections of your sketch.
From there, make a sketch of your artwork using a pencil. Just keep on practicing what you want to achieve on scratch papers before transferring to your canvas.
Third step, and once you are on your canvas, lightly draw your final design, still, using a pencil. Drawing lightly is important so if ever you make a mistake, it will be easy to remove it with an eraser.
And since this is a form of Cubist work, overlap objects and twist them about. Remember, it does not have to look realistic at all! Break up the shapes even more using straight lines that go in all sorts of directions for a more abstract look.
From there, start adding colors in the different sections of your sketch.
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Your final work should look into something colorful and collage-like similar to this!
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So, are you ready to make your own Cubist-inspired work? Get those creative juices flowing!
If you want to learn more how to create Cubist art as well as the other movements that shape art today, join us in one of our classes here at Art Smart!
If you want to learn more how to create Cubist art as well as the other movements that shape art today, join us in one of our classes here at Art Smart!
Check out our schedule of regular classes in our studios and contact us at any of our details here to make a reservation. See you!
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