Monday, February 16, 2015

You Crack Me Up...

When most people think of Cubism they usually think of Picasso and fractured portraits. The portrait below is not by Picasso, but it is a portrait of Picasso by an artist named Juan Gris. Notice the shading and how bland the coloring is. This was typical of early cubist art. 


Juan GrisPortrait of Picasso, 1912, oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago


1914–15, Nature morte au compotier (Still Life with Compote and Glass), oil on canvas, 63.5 × 78.7 cm (25 × 31 in), Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio




Cubism evolved. Bright colors, multiple views, abstract images and geometric shapes are all associated with cubism now. Cezanne, Braque and Picasso are some of the main cubist artists.


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