1945

Luis Perez R.

During the time of 1945, most of the world have settled down after WWII. Thus making way for the art movement of Cubism. Many may wonder this....

What is Cubism?

Cubism is a revolutionary movement that was developed as a form of shaping objects or people into geometric shapes. The prime example of Cubism would be the Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso. Picasso created over many pieces that have used Cubism.

Pichet, bougeoir, et casserole emaillee by Pablo Picasso

(Jug, Candle, and Pot Enameled)

Oil on Canvas

82 x 106 cm

"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction" - Pablo Picasso

Paireaux, crane et pichet by Pablo Picasso

Leeks, and Pitcher Crane

Oil on Canvas

Crane de chevre, bouteille et bougie by Pablo Picasso

Crane Goat, Bottle, and Candle

Oil on Canvas

Who is Pablo Picasso?

Many would be wondering, who is Pablo Picasso? Pablo Picasso is a Spanish painting who created over many pieces that showed many his creative geometric shapes that expressed its abstract form through his oil paintings. During his time as a painter, he created pieces that revolutionized the history of art, which soon became the inspiration to many young artists who create many abstract pieces that express their shapes whether in sharp corners, fluid-like shapes, and curves that gave the pieces more of a flexible feel to not just the shapes, but the combinations of colors that are added.

Le Taureau. État V by Pablo Picasso

The Bull. State V

Lithographs on Paper

How did Cubism inspire many artists like Picasso?

Cubism inspired many artists to create geometrical shapes by breaking the image of an object or person and rearranging them into a constructed geometrical piece that not only looks bizarre in a unique way, but it also gives in the illusion of depth and value in the pieces that are presented in the pieces like Picasso. Not only this gives the illusion of broken reality, but this challenges the beliefs of traditional arts that are made usually through life's expectations.

ête de femme (Françoise Gilot) by Pablo Picasso

Head of Woman (FRANçOISE GILOT)

Lithographs on Paper

Figure (Dora Maar) by Pablo Picasso

figure (dora maar)

Oil on canvas

What was Picasso's goal in creating Cubism paintings?

Portrait of Paul Langevin

Portrait de Paul Langevin

Lithographs on Paper

When it came to Picasso in making his paintings, he wanted to express his point of view of the modern world that he was seeing from his very own eyes. Although his way of seeing it was bizarre, it was quite the sight to see how he viewed the world of the situations that happened so far in his point of view.