Cubism

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influences. However there were two that were of great importance. The first was a major exhibition o Primitive Art mainly displaying sculptures, totems, juju figures and ancestral figures. The work and end in its self however it was a catalyst for ideas in the future. The second influence was the work of Paul Cezanne. Hs significance for cubists was in attempting to re-establish a sense of 3D-Form in painting, which he believed impressionists had lost. In doing this he developed a theory that the entire world and everything in it could be reduced to basic forms such as cones, cylinders, spheres, cubes. The end result was a network of small marks, which broke up the surface of the canvas. This was Cezanne’s distinct style, the deconstruction of form, which is the key to the manner in which Cubists were to reshape Western European Art. The “Aficionado” painting by Picasso was an ultimate example of a Cubist picture. The fragments of this picture produce a visual puzzle. The painting ...

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