20th CENTURY DESIGN, TASK 1

Cubism

 This is a form of art which initially was just an idea and later became a style of art. This style which is very distinct is aimed to depict the idea of a fourth dimension. It is also purposed to expose the world in it's true form and not what it might seem or we imagine. This form of art style is a movement which was initiated by some historical artists.
Now though this was a one big movement, there two main groups of artists who started this movement, they can be refered to as cubists. These groups were the 'gallery cubists' and the ' salon cubists'.
Gallery cubists included artist such as Pablo Picasso and  Georges Braque , these artists displayed their works in art galleries on contract basis.
On the other hand, salon cubists depended greatly on money received from the public as aid. Artists who fell in this group included Jacques Villon and Raymond Duchamp-Villon.
The thought of who started cubism is a subject well debated. In some opinions Picasso is the founder of cubism whiles others believe it was Braque. Well Picasso is said to have made the first cubist painting ,Les Demoiselles d' Avignon  in 1907 but was only displayed publicly in 1916, This painting had all the elements of cubism which are geometricity, simultaneity and passage, 
Braque also made paintings of L' Estaque landscapes which was done in 1908 and was described as an image of cubes.
Due to the above facts I would conclude that due to early exposure Braque's work helped to develop the idea of cubism but Picasso brought about it's principles. In short the two artists had their own roles to play concerning the emergence of this unique art style.
Cubism has been an art form which has stood the test of time concerning the fact that it begun before the first World War and is still alive today.

Reflection

This task has introduced me to new art forms I knew nothing about. I has broadened my scope of art history. It would serve me very useful in my other tasks and modules since all these new ideas would guide me in making very critical and precise decisions on the kind of work I must produce at a certain time.

 an image of Picasso's still life with compote and glass

http://arthistory.about.com/od/modernarthistory/a/cubism_10one.htm

Some suggested reading                                                                                                                               Antiff, Mark and Patricia Leighten. The Cubism Reader.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008.

Antliff, Mark and Patricia Leighten. Cubism and Culture.


Exercise

In this task everyone is given a task to shoot an instagram video and put it in #vstud2 on instagram. This was to help us understand the cubism in depth since we were making our own cubist video.