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ARTHISTORY
Cubism Europe, 1908---1920
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cube/hd_cube.htm
Cubism was one of the most influential visual art styles of the early twentieth century. It was created by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) and Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963) in Paris between 1907 and 1914. The French art critic Louis Vauxcelles coined the term Cubism after seeing the landscapes Braque had painted in 1908 at L'Estaque in emulation of Cézanne. Vauxcelles called the geometric forms in the highly abstracted works "cubes."
In Cubist work up to 1910, the subject of a picture was usually discernible. Although figures and objects were dissected or "analyzed" into a multitude of small facets, these were then reassembled, after a fashion, to evoke those same figures or objects. During "high" Analytic Cubism (1910–12), also called "hermetic," Picasso and Braque so abstracted their works that they were reduced to just a series of overlapping planes and facets mostly in near-monochromatic browns, grays, or blacks. In their work from this period, Picasso and Braque frequently combined representational motifs with letters (1999.363.63;1999.363.11). Their favorite motifs were still lifes with musical instruments, bottles, pitchers, glasses, newspapers, playing cards (1997.149.12), and the human face and figure. Landscapes were rare.
ARTIST: http://makingartfun.com/htm/f-maf-art-library/pablo-picasso-biography.htm
Pablo Picasso
At the age of 16, Pablo's father enrolled him in Spain's most distinguished art school, Madrid's Royal Academy of San Fernando. However, his instruction at the Royal Academy lasted only a short time as he struggled to accept formal instruction. In spite of these difficulties, his time in Madrid was not wasted. Pablo visited Madrid's museums and saw the paintings of Diego Velasquez and Francisco Goya, though it was the works of El Greco that he admired most.In 1900, Picasso made his first trip to Paris. At that time Paris was considered to be the art capitol of Europe. While in Paris, Picasso's work began to attract the attention of art collectors. By 1905, he had become a favorite of American art collectors Leo and Gertrude Stein. It was through them that Picasso met French artist Henri Matisse. The two became lifelong friends.In 1907, Picasso painted one of his most important works - Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, - creating with painter and sculptor Georges Braque the brand new art movement known as "Cubism". Cubism allowed the artist to show his/her model from many different viewpoints. In the paintings of earlier times, the artist showed his subject from one particular viewpoint. In cubist paintings the artist may show the front and the side of a person's face at the same time.Pablo Picasso died on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France. He is best remembered as the co-founder of Cubism, and for Cubist works Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), Three Musicians (1921) and Guernica (1937). As a young boy, Pablo Picasso was a prodigy whose skills became an expressive power that profoundly affected the art of the twentieth century.
ARTISTS WORK:
ABOUT YOUR ASSIGNMENT: "Abstact Musical Instrument"
In abstract art the artist takes recognizable objects or figures and changes them so they no longer looks realistic. The artist may leave out details, shift the point of view, exaggerate size, simplify or otherwise distort the image.Abstraction Techniques:Change the viewpoint, have multiple viewpoints.Change the colors to unrealistic colors.Distort the images: shrink, enlarge, stretch, pull, twist, etc.Cut the image up & reposition it on the picture plan. Collage additional materials onto the surface.Look at Pablo Picasso’s painting “Violin & Grapes”. Notice how he has abstracted the recognizable shapes by cutting them up, changing the viewpoint & changed the colors (muted). Cubism is a excellent example of abstraction in art.
MATERIALS:
Supplies: 2 sheets of 9×12″ construction paper-diff. colors, glue, charcoal & white pastel, Aqua Net hairspray Choose 2 sheets of 9×12″ construction paper, I used brown & grey, but really you could use any 2 colors. Background:Supplies: 2 or 3 pieces of sheet music (these can be printed off the compter), 12×18" Tag board, watercolors, black oil pastels,
INSTRUCTIONS / PROCEDURES:
http://createartwithme.com/2012/10/25/abstract-art-guitar-or-music-instrument-mixed-media-lesson/
1. Abstract Guitar (Length 6-7 30 min. class periods)Choose an instrument (Saxaphone, guitar, violin, piano, tuba, trumphet) to have as your main subject matter. Symmetrical instruments work the best for this project. The example in the instructions will be using a guitar.
2. Choose two pieces of colored construction paper.
3. Fold the papers in half vertically & draw half of the body of the guitar. Cut out the shapes while they are still folded in half. Cut the body in half down the fold line so you have a total of 4 half guitar shapes. With the same color halves facing the same direction.
4. Use charcoal to color & smudge around the curved edge of the piece that will go in the back. Next use white chalk/pastel to draw an outline only (don’t smudge) around the curved edge. Also on this front body draw a half circle & fill it in with black charcoal. On the next color paper, turn them over so they look like they would complete the body.
5. Repeat the same instructions to the other color halves. Cut “necks” out of construction paper. My strips were 2″x8″ long. Make 2 necks. Glue the black edged body to the front body. Also glue the neck onto the bodies. Spray the guitars with “Aqua Net” hairspray to keep the charcoal/pastel from coming off. (This works for all charcoal & pastel drawings!
Pre-cut music sheets into triangles Do NOT make them all the same!
6. Glue them to a 12×18″ sheet of tag board. Use an oil pastel to draw dividing lines across the background.Follow the edges of the music sheets & continue the line until it hit the edge of the paper. If it looked like the lines were going to run into another music sheet, then just skip over the music sheet & continue the line on the other side. You can even add circles to brake up the space more.
7. Using watercolors, choose 3 colors to paint the background. Try to repeat the colors without having the same color right next to it.
8. Finally, glue the guitars to the background. Play around with placement until you find the most interesting one, then glue it down. Cut off any extra necks that are hanging off the edges.
9.write a 250 word description of your work, why did you choose this era, what was most difficult about completing the project, what was most enjoyable about working on the project, in what ways does your project fit into the era you chose. Type your paper in "Arial font 14", Give your work a title,
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