MarchTheme (Movements in Art):Cubism (3/7) by gallimel

2D • Portraits • posted on Mar 10, 2003

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*So Matisse came to me and said: " Braque sent us a paint made with little cubes..." L. Vauxcelles ------------------------------------------- Photoshop. Subject of the piece: "Self Perception 2" ------------------------------------------- In the sentence you can read how the term "cubism" blossomed out from the evolution of one of the Fauves members, Braque. But the road till it was a gradual, yet deep need of experimentating driven by both Braque and Picasso, without any planned intention behind."When we invented cubism, we didn't want to obtain it, we were just trying to express freely ourselves in full" said Picasso once. The starting point was to battle again against the so thought mechanical representation of reality Impressionism started with, for reaching a personal way of describing the world. The main point indeed was that the reality outside had to be understood, not merely seen and painted.The cubists were blaming the Impressionists to have limited themselves at watchin the reality without using the brain for elaborating the vision. Unlike the Fauves, who were translating into violent colours a transitional feeling out from reality, the cubists wanted to show the meaning of the reality filtering it through their ego and therefore, presenting reality subjectively, but after a process in which the real becomes part of the conscience, and the representation of it then is longlasting and framed in no quick transitorial state. Through a synthesis of the visual experiences cubists reach the plasticity of the shape, then they arrive at losing the structure of normal dimensions for catchin the essence of the object represented through all points of view. Cubism watches its subjects at the same time from more points of views. Cubism tries through the bidimensionality of the canvas to communicate the complexity of reality and the acknowledgement of it, in full. For cubists it's useless to replicate reality for what it looks like, because anyway it's not in that way that our acknowledge of it is explained. They represent what they know about the object that it's not seable in the way they communicate it. That's the infamous "fourth dimension" of cubism, that Apollinaire defines like "generated from the three most known dimensions,and representing the immensity of the space that in a determined moment runs in all directions around us. It's the fourth dmension which charges objects with plasticity." The cubism in all its variations is the effort of acknowledge of reality through the reasoning about it translated into visuality. Many cubists in their research will come to abstractism.

Comments (54)

jyriviuhko

12:33AM | Tue, 11 March 2003

This series is fabulous!! Both educational and inspirational... and of course... beautiful... Keep on experimenting... U are creating some uniqe things here..

cynlee

2:17AM | Tue, 11 March 2003

creative piece with a lot of movement & style- so much has already been said- ditto that too :)

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coolj001

3:10AM | Tue, 11 March 2003

This is a very pretty rendering. I like how this pretty portrait jumps out at me like that :-)+ Interesting stuff on cubism.

Verbal-Kint

5:23AM | Tue, 11 March 2003

I am entranced by this image. You have some very nice work in your gallery. What is the March Theme and how do you get involved with that? I am new to this sight and there seems like so much to get involved in. Hope to hear from ya!

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tallpindo

6:17AM | Tue, 11 March 2003

Like a child caught by the hand doing mischief it twists and turns in virtual temporary settings. Revolution over point of view is boring without an ego to benefit and an id to accomplish the change. So perhaps cubism sat and waited for the you.

6:32AM | Tue, 11 March 2003

Very sensual as always, you try new styles and explain us art, thanks Melania !!!

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daeve

6:38AM | Tue, 11 March 2003

This is really cool, Meli! Awesome work!

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RodolfoCiminelli

4:00PM | Tue, 11 March 2003

Stupendo lavoro Meli..!! la combinazione di figure di un effetto visuale eccellente...!! qualcosa di differente e nuovo nel tuo stile artistico.. piacimi molto..!!

FantasioX

5:01PM | Tue, 11 March 2003

heya,i love the interpretations of concept and visual styles you use to describe and explain at the same time,thanks for the lesson...;-)due to the image i have to say,i like the coloring,the way you used to abstract yourself into a strange part of the cubistic imagery,but i have to say,i dont think braque has used a filter to get his likl cubes...:D...anyway,i respect your aproaches with photoshop,as you see it as a possibility to grow into digital,so keep on,and surprise us with your pretty concepts... hugs

gallimel

12:30AM | Wed, 12 March 2003

yeah.. I was actually ready to sketch all, then I thought in 7 pieces it ould have been fair and funny to experimentv and use all times different medias, natural and unnatural :) Next one is Abstractism and it will be made purely in Painter :) Ta much Olli :) Hugs!!!!!! (and thanx everyone else :) :) :))

cockjuice

3:05AM | Wed, 12 March 2003

You are following the themes with vigor aren't you? We love to see those almond shaped eyes and those golden locks of free flowing blondness! Keep up the loooove. Anxious to see your next approach on the next theme!

Heart'Song

6:52AM | Wed, 12 March 2003

A wonderful and interesting piece, with lesson included. Thank you!

Sebulba_the_Dug

2:59AM | Thu, 13 March 2003

WOW, THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE THE COLORS AND TEXTURES!! It's AMAZING how you can give the 2D picture such a sense of depth!! ABSOLUTLY AMAZING!!

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jerr3d

8:40AM | Thu, 13 March 2003

It seems that the anthropomorphic human figure is more symmetrical than the primatives, an interesting contrast.

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sky

6:14PM | Thu, 13 March 2003

I see something on the horizon. I think it might be a revolution. As always excellent work from a very talented lady.

NPeters

10:03AM | Sat, 15 March 2003

It would be difficult to pick a favorite from your incredible "Movements in Art" series, but this one is special. Your wonderful creativity is inspiring! :)

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Infra5

10:38PM | Mon, 17 March 2003

You for sure have fans wow...I am gellious big time :)Any way...I like what you did to her face...This sorda reminds me of a combo of art styles pop art and cubeisum...I like the out come of your style you where going for..Grate job!!!!

Henrik_K

9:26AM | Thu, 20 March 2003

its always hard to add something after so many other comments - did all cubists had such beautiful models? :)

gallimel

8:56AM | Fri, 21 March 2003

Picasso definitely had WAY more beautiful models than me. And I am not really any beautiful. At my maximum I can be cute, no more ;) But thanx :)You're sweet Henrik :)

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