Cubism
This is one of the most influential art movements of the twentieth century, Cubism was begun by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1882-1973) and Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) in 1907. They were greatly inspired by African sculpture, by painters Paul Cezanne (French, 1839-1906) and Georges Seurat (French, 1859-1891), and by the Fauves.
In Cubism the subject matter is broken up, analysed, and reassembled in an abstracted form. Cubism treats nature in terms of the essential geometric shapes: the cylinder, the sphere and the cone.
The Cubist painters rejected the inherited concept that art should copy nature, or that they should adopt the traditional techniques of perspective, modeling, and foreshortening. They wanted instead to emphasize the two-dimensionality of the canvas. So they reduced and fractured objects into geometric forms, and then realigned these within a shallow, relieflike space. They also used multiple or contrasting vantage points.
Between 1909 and 1911, the analysis of human forms and still lifes (hence the name -- Analytical Cubism) led to the creation of a new stylistic system which allowed the artists to transpose the three-dimensional subjects into the flat images on the surface of the canvas. An object, seen from various points of view, could be reconstructed using particular separate "views" which overlapped and intersected, creating fragmentations. Since color supposedly interfered in purely intellectual perception of the form, the Cubist palette was restricted to a narrow, almost monochromatic scale, dominated by grays and browns.
This is one of the most influential art movements of the twentieth century, Cubism was begun by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1882-1973) and Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) in 1907. They were greatly inspired by African sculpture, by painters Paul Cezanne (French, 1839-1906) and Georges Seurat (French, 1859-1891), and by the Fauves.
In Cubism the subject matter is broken up, analysed, and reassembled in an abstracted form. Cubism treats nature in terms of the essential geometric shapes: the cylinder, the sphere and the cone.
The Cubist painters rejected the inherited concept that art should copy nature, or that they should adopt the traditional techniques of perspective, modeling, and foreshortening. They wanted instead to emphasize the two-dimensionality of the canvas. So they reduced and fractured objects into geometric forms, and then realigned these within a shallow, relieflike space. They also used multiple or contrasting vantage points.
Between 1909 and 1911, the analysis of human forms and still lifes (hence the name -- Analytical Cubism) led to the creation of a new stylistic system which allowed the artists to transpose the three-dimensional subjects into the flat images on the surface of the canvas. An object, seen from various points of view, could be reconstructed using particular separate "views" which overlapped and intersected, creating fragmentations. Since color supposedly interfered in purely intellectual perception of the form, the Cubist palette was restricted to a narrow, almost monochromatic scale, dominated by grays and browns.
Below are some examples of Cubism work. As you can see the composition of the work is made up of geometric shapes. There is also a lot of distortion in the shapes as they have been fractured and fragmented. Bright colours are used such as hues of red and yellow. The image on the far right is a analogous, where different shades of blue are used to create pattern.
Why have I chosen Cubism?
I have chosen to use Cubism as a point of inspiration because similarities between the key features of Miu Miu designs and Cubism. The characteristics of Cubism ties in well with Miu Miu's brand identity, as well as with previous collections.
The original artists of Cubism drew inspiration from African Sculpture which can be compared to Miu Miu, which draws inspiration from cultures, including African tribes, and portrays this through patterns and prints.
Abstract shapes: Miu Miu uses exaggerated and distorted shapes and images, such as enlarging characateurs as a print until it becomes abstract - depicting only dots and lines. This can be compared to Cubism, where the images are fractured, fragmented and reduced.
Monochromatic: Cubism was originally restricted to a monochromatic scale. Miu Miu often uses black and white as dominant colours in the collections, but also commonly applies an Analogous colour scheme. For example uses a variety of values and chromas of one hue such as blue, which gives a monochromatic effect but with more variation and interest.
Why have I chosen Cubism?
I have chosen to use Cubism as a point of inspiration because similarities between the key features of Miu Miu designs and Cubism. The characteristics of Cubism ties in well with Miu Miu's brand identity, as well as with previous collections.
The original artists of Cubism drew inspiration from African Sculpture which can be compared to Miu Miu, which draws inspiration from cultures, including African tribes, and portrays this through patterns and prints.
Abstract shapes: Miu Miu uses exaggerated and distorted shapes and images, such as enlarging characateurs as a print until it becomes abstract - depicting only dots and lines. This can be compared to Cubism, where the images are fractured, fragmented and reduced.
Monochromatic: Cubism was originally restricted to a monochromatic scale. Miu Miu often uses black and white as dominant colours in the collections, but also commonly applies an Analogous colour scheme. For example uses a variety of values and chromas of one hue such as blue, which gives a monochromatic effect but with more variation and interest.
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