Year 8 · Art and design · Art movements · Lesson 2

Cubism

Cubism: Picasso and Braque's Paris movement (c.1907-14) - multiple viewpoints, geometric facets, Analytical and Synthetic phases and collage - and how to draw in a Cubist style.

18-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Describe the origins of Cubism
Explain multiple viewpoints
Compare Analytical and Synthetic Cubism
Make a Cubist-style drawing

The method

Simple object.
2-3 viewpoints.
Facets.
Limited palette.

Key words: Cubism, Picasso, Braque, viewpoints, facets, collage, perspective.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

In which city did Cubism begin?

Step 1: Capital of France

Answer: Paris

Question 2

Name the two artists who founded Cubism.

Step 1: Spanish + French

Answer: Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque

Question 3

Roughly when was Cubism at its height?

Step 1: Early 1900s

Answer: about 1907 to 1914