Cubism - A Brief Introduction

One of our first task for this course is to find an art movement that we like and to do some research on it. After going through the long list of art movements from Wikipedia, here is my personal favorite:
CUBISM!!!

Before I go into a brief history and background of this particular art movement, let me amaze you with some pictures which I found fascinating.

Cassie Thinking About Cubism by Philip Absolon

Madonna: Cubist Portrait by Bill O'Neil

And of course some famous ones:

Man with a Violin by  Pablo Picasso

Woman with Pears by Pablo Picasso

Harbor by Georges Braque

Violin and Candlestick by Georges Braque

Well, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are the founder of CUBISM.

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso

Taken from http://www.georgesbraque.org/

So what is CUBISM?
- Most influential visual art style in the early 20th century.
- Created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque between 1907 and 1914.
- Objects are reduced to geometric forms by dissecting and reassembling the object, allowing the artist to depicts the object from multiple angles.

And its history...
- 'CUBISM' derived its name from the remarks made by painter Henry Matisse and critic Louis Vauxcelles who described Braque's work "Houses at L'Estaque" as made up of cubes.

Taken from http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/braque/housesle.jpg.html

Two types of CUBISM:

1. Analytic
- From 1909 to 1912 

- Analysis of the subject (Pulling them apart into multiple planes)

2. Synthetic

- From 1912 to 1919

- Combining a few objects together

- Usage of different textures, surfaces, and collage element.

- Eg:

Still Life in Chair-caning by Pablo Picasso

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso

Gong Xi, Gong Xi!!!

Welcome to the year of the dragon!!! Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Taken from Mervyn Phang

Perceptual vs. Conceptual

I love optical illusion. As a child and even till today, I am amazed by how our eyes perceive things.
PERCEPTUAL art plays with your senses and every individual who come in contact with this artwork will have their own perception on the artwork. A very good example of perceptual art is Optical Illusion. Is it really moving?

Taken from http://kevvo23.wordpress.com

Here are some really cool floor paintings which are also some examples of Perceptual Art. 

Be amazed!!! 

Taken from http://allworldbest.blogspot.com

Taken from http://3dchalkfloordrawings.blogspot.com

Taken from http://www.1stwebdesigner.com

Moving on...

CONCEPTUAL art gives the viewer an idea of the concept that the artist is trying to bring out.

One and Three Chairs by Joseph Kosuth 

One and Three Chairs is an expression of Plato's concept of The Forms. The piece features a physical chair, a photograph of that chair, and the text of a dictionary definition of the word "chair". 

Art and Design

ART = Expression of form and beauty.

Taken from http://www.paintinghere.com

DESIGN = Art with a function.

Taken from http://luxury-idea.com/

Taken from http://dornob.com 

Personally, I believe everything functional should look beautiful. If we are going to make something, why not make it beautiful! 

A New Beginning :)

10th January 2012 is definitely a memorable day... I am going to do something *NEW* this first semester of 2012!!! Introduction to Design!!! This will definitely be a brand new experience for me.

So who am I?
I am a Psychology student aspiring to change the world in my unique way. Above all that, I  loves random stuffs.
- I love colours
- I love stationeries
- I love puzzles
- I love cultures and their different celebration
- I love window displays and festive decoration in shopping malls

Basically, I love beautiful stuffs.
Here is where I will be scribbling down my first attempt at art, concepts, color pencils and Adobe Photoshop.

Looking forward to a colorful journey ahead :)