PicassoAnalytical Cubism

Who?

Pablo Picasso

1881-1973Founder of Analytical Cubism

Born in Malaga, Spain

Painter & Sculptor

What?

Analytical means to break down…

“de-construct”

Cubism use of simple geometric shapes

Analytical Cubism Reducing or breaking down forms

into basic geometric shapes

Where? When?

France, 1908-1912

Eiffel TowerParis

Analytical CubismEssentials

De-construction of an image into simple shapes and colors

This all started when Picasso was Living in France

Pablo Picasso was one of the first artists toexplore the concept

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Wilhelm Uhde , 1910.Oil on canvas.

Analyze thisPicasso

Deconstruct

What shapes do you see?

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Wilhelm Uhde , 1910.

Oil on canvas.

Diamond

Right Triangle

Rectangle

Parallelogram

Isosceles Triangle

Trapezoid

Square

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Wilhelm Uhde , 1910. Oil on canvas.

How many colors do you

see?

Color GradationA gradual change in color from dark to light.

Close up of Portrait of Wilhelm Uhde

Cubism ProjectTo Start: Choose a simple image or object.

eye, fish, skull, violin, etc…

Choose a shape. circle, square, diamond, or make your own

Now follow the Cubism Experience Steps…

Cubism Project Steps

1 Draw your simple image on 12x18 paper (Tip: Center and use most of your paper space)

2 Draw and cut out your interesting shape on an index card

3 Trace your shape over the 12x18 paper 4 Be sure to overlap in order to break up the image

5 Choose 3 colors and create gradations from dark to light in your design (Tip: Vary your hand pressure with the colored pencil.)

6 Color each section and change colors when you when you encounter a line.

Student Examples