![]() Salvador Dali: The Persistence of Memory (1931)Īlthough it was originally a literary movement, Surrealism artists adapted the literary ideals of automatic writing to canvas creating fantastical scenes with visually engaging subjects. Other famous cubist artists include Fernand Leger, Roger de la Fesnaye, and Diego Rivera. Cubist subjects were often dissected, reduced to geometric forms, then reassembled. (Rewald) The term was coined by French critic Louis Vauxcelles after viewing Braque’s landscapes at L’Estaque in 1908, noting the abstract shapes as “cubes.” Cubist artists painted in an effort to reject the traditional art objecting of copying nature in favor of focusing on two dimensional shapes across a canvas. Often considered to be one of the most influential movements in the early twentieth century, Cubism was created by Spanish and French painters Picasso and Braque in the early 1900s. Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) ![]() This week in our Art Movements Throughout History series, we will be discussing Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism. So far, we’ve talked about the Golden Age of the Renaissance, the biblically inspired Baroque era, the focus of the common man in Realism, and the study of light and color in Impressionism and Post Impressionism. ![]() For the past few weeks, we’ve been discussing important art movements throughout history. ![]()
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