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Learn about composition, the arrangement of visual elements in art, and how artists like Cezanne and Picasso used geometric forms in their works. Explore the basics of Cubism and create your own Cubist-style still life.
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8th grade cubism project Designing a cubist style still life
What is a composition? • The term composition means to put things together. • composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art, as distinct from the subject of a work. It can also be thought of as the organization of the elements of art according to the principles of art.
Remember the elements of art? Line color
Elements of art…continued • Form- having and taking up space. Having height, width, and length.
Paul Cezanne • (1839–1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter. • Post-Impressionists extended Impressionism while rejecting its limitations: they continued using vivid colors, thick application of paint and real-life subject matter, but they had more of an emphasis on geometric form.
Pablo Picasso • Remember we looked at Picasso when it came to cubism. • B. 25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973. • was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer. • one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. • He is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement