Throughout their time together, Braque and Picasso were searching for themselves, a reaction to the culture of the day. There were questions about God, the subconscious, and life on the planet that all played a role in creating this new art. Analytical Cubism, visually showed what the artist thought was important about the subject rather then just mimicking it. Body parts and objects within the picture were broken down into geometric shapes
B. How did the work of Cezamme influence the art making practice of theses artists? (Describe discernible influences from, and references to, Cezanne in such aspects as the treatment of the subject, aspects of composition, colour and surface.
Cézanne’s structural facets led Picasso and Braque to Cubism. And generally, his obsession with formal perfection began Modernism, with its concern with formal qualities (space, colour, composition, etc.), making the painting "work." Cézanne was not interested in creating an illusion of depth in his painting and he abandoned the tradition of perspective drawing. Cézanne felt that the 3D illusion of perspective left out the fact that a painting is a flat two-dimensional object. He liked to flatten the space in his paintings to place more emphasis on their surface This would show the difference between a painting and reality. He saw painting in more abstract terms as the construction and arrangement of colour on a two-dimensional …show more content…
In what way does the work of Mondrian represent his spiritual beliefs?
Mondrian's art was always inspired by his spiritual and philosophical studies. In 1908 he became interested in the theosophical movement launched by Helena Blavatsky. Much of Mondriaan's work for the rest of his life was inspired by his search for that spiritual knowledge.
7. How did the work of Mondrian, De Stijl and Neo-Plasticism influence the world of art?
De Stijl also known as Neo- Plasticism was a group that tried to express a new idea of spiritual harmony and order. Mondrian was apart of this group. They promoted pure abstraction and a reduction to the essentials of form and colour; they simplified visual compositions to the vertical and horizontal directions, and used only primary colors along with black and white.
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Jackson Pollock was a complex man who brought many things into the forefront of impressionism. Although he led a very short life of 44 years he was known as one of the pioneers of abstract impressionism. His abstract painting techniques and unhealthy psychological being made him very sought after, studied and critiqued. Within his complexity came out a brilliant artist that was widely considered the most influential painter of the 20th