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Modern Art
Modern art refers to artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. -
Paul Cézanne
French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the Foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th century Impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of artistic enquiry, Cubism. -
Viewpoint
A point of view -
African Art
Art full of people, societies, and civilizations, each with a unique visual special culture. Dates back to the 12th century -
Perspective
The art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point. Dates back to many years ago. -
Pablo Picaso
Famous artist who helped to invent cubism -
George Braque
French artist who worked with Picaso to invent cubism -
Abstract Art
Art that does not attempt to represent external, recognizable reality but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures. -
Analytical Cubism
Early phase of cubism -
Synthetic Cubism
The later phase of cubism -
Picaso and Braque developed their ideas
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Cubism
Cubism- An early 20th-century style and movement in art, esp. painting, in which perspective with a single viewpoint was abandoned and use was made of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and, later, collage -
Picaso and Braque became predictable