Cubism+and+Expressionism+in+Art

=__Cubism - Expressionism in Art__=

Cubism is an abstract style of modern art. It ignores traditional perspective and gives many views about a subject at once. The movement was "a new way of representing the world" and inspired related movements in music, literature, and architecture. Cubism unified the culture through its widespread movement by giving people a different way to express their feelings and emotions.


 * Cubism:** Cubism was a 20th century art movement that involved objects to be broken up, analyzed, and reassembled in an abstracted form. Artists would depict the subject from different points of view rather than one viewpoint in order to present their work in a greater context. Cubism converts certain forms into the essential geometric shapes: the cube, the sphere, the cylinder, and the cone. Main innovators were Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Cubism lasted until the 1920's and influenced many other artists such as Edgard Varese and writers such as Gertrude Stein.


 * Expressionism in Art:** Expressionism was a cultural movement that originated at the start of the 20th century. Expressionists rejected representation of reality but instead used exaggerated and distorted aspects of the world to express moods or ideas. This style of art used vivid colors to get an emotional response from the viewer. Expressionism emerged as an 'avant-garde movement' and embodied various art forms in painting, literature, theater, dance, film, architecture, and music. Although it thrived in the early 1900's expressionism continues to be an important part of art to this day.


 * Analytic Cubism (1907-1912):** First phase of Cubism. Concentrates on human forms and still lifes. Fragmented an object into smaller parts using duller colors.

Georges Braque // "Violin and Jug" //




 * Synthetic Cubism (1913-1920):** Second phase of Cubism. Brought different objects together to create new forms with brighter colors.

Pablo Picasso // "Still Life with Mandolin and Guitar" //

//Vincent Van Gogh, "Starry Night"//
 * Expressionism**



Edvard Munch //"The Scream//"
 * Expressionism**