Among the most commonly used art movements of the 20th century, we find cubism. The name itself, which I know well, but nevertheless, what a movement is, what it means and who its main participants are, is not something that most people can read. Thus, the definition of what influences movement and where we see this influence in our lives today is unknown, and this is a shame, because it helps us see the world in a clearer and more complete context.
Pioneer Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, Cubism revolutionized the European understanding of art. Placed between the movements of expressionism and surrealism, the core of cubism deals with the analysis of objects. The object is broken, the analysis is built, and the object is then reassembled in an abstract form. The object will be depicted at multiple angles, rather than at one fixed angle, thus providing several points of view and analysis for this single object. In this image, random angles between surfaces can contribute to a lost sense of depth. Similarly, the description of an object can integrate with the background itself, creating what is often called a small ambiguous space, which is one of the defining characteristics of cubism.
These were artists such as Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin, who provided some of the original inspiration for the Cuban movement. Paintings, such as “Career Bibm Cezanne” (1898-1900), in which Cezanne painted separate small surfaces as multi-faceted, thereby providing several points of view on one object. Cezanne at this time also focused on simplification. Take shapes and turn them into simpler shapes, such as cylinders and rectangles. Both of these competitions had a strong influence on Picasso.
The main period of Cubism - 1907-1919. In the period of this period, cubism moved through two main periods: analytical cubism and synthetic cubism. In this first period, the focus was on reducing the shapes to geometric shapes and analyzing them. The color was less stressed, as the focus was on the shape. The second period focused more on combining a multitude of objects and their interaction with various objects, textures, colors and shapes. Collages were also introduced during this period, and since then they have remained important in the art world. However, after 1919, Cubism as a major artistic movement of the time lost its ground, because surrealism became popular.
However, this does not mean that today cubism is dead. The basic nature of the movement to prevent multiple perspectives on an object is very much used today, both in the worlds of art and in commerce. Other ideas, such as reducing the complexity to standard forms, are now part of both general business practice and commercial language. Thus, theories, ideas and techniques are very lively today. Indeed, we often find ourselves in a cubist world, with most things being reduced to their particular cube in life.
