Exploring Cubism

Cubism, an art movement invented by Pablo Picasso and George Brock in 1907, was a response to a rapidly changing world shaped by technology, new inventions, and scientific discoveries.

Analytical Cubism used very few colors so viewers would concentrate on the shapes, while Synthetic Cubism incorporated real objects like newspaper and colored paper onto the canvas.

Cubism broke from traditional painting by using multiple viewpoints to break down objects into basic geometrical forms and challenging the idea that art should be a window into a realistic scene.