Cubism

The cubist art movement consumed Paris from 1907-1914. The movement was largely influenced by the changes in time and space occurring at the beginning of the 20th century. Life in Paris was fast, the train and automobile replaced the horse and carriage. The shear size of the new Eiffel Tower marked a change in space, being visible from all corners of Paris. These changes influenced the cubist movement to reject the traditional ideas of perspective.

The cubist style is about simplifying and abstracting forms. This was done in a variety of ways including the use of multiple or contrasting viewpoints in one image, simplifying forms into shapes and distorting these forms and shapes.

This is an example of a cubist book cover design. This example shows extreme simplification of the human face into simple shapes and colours.

SOURCES
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, CUBISM, http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cube/hd_cube.htm
CUBISM PRESENTATION, Design History 2015: Tafe Moodle

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