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Appreciation Basics - Modern Art Period - CUBISM - 1900 to 1920
Cubism has nothing to do with
Cuba; rather, it was an intellectual approach to the figure/ground problem.
For instance, Picasso and Braque used multi-facets
(unrealistically portraying several perspectives at once) to break up the forms
of the figures and blend them into the ground.
What not to say: It was
painted by Picasso or Braque between 1906 and 1921.
What to say: "In the
collage phase, Picasso synthesizes his faceted abstractions with the new sound
of Jazz."
