What do you think of Cubism?

I feel cubism can give a beautiful three dimensional style to the art.. It is true that Barque and Pablo pioneered this art movement during early 1920s. However in my view, Albert Gleizes's 'Man on a Balcony' in 1912, and Jean Metzinger, 1911, 'Woman & Horse' depicted true cubism of interlocking and overlapping. read more

I feel cubism can give a beautiful three dimensional style to the art.. It is true that Barque and Pablo pioneered this art movement during early 1920s. However in my view, Albert Gleizes's 'Man on a Balcony' in 1912, and Jean Metzinger, 1911, 'Woman & Horse' depicted true cubism of interlocking and overlapping. read more

To do this the Cubists examined the way that we see. When you look at an object your eye scans it, stopping to register on a certain detail before moving on to the next point of interest and so on. You can also change your viewpoint in relation to the object allowing you to look at it from above, below or from the side. read more

But if you can relax your gaze enough and just enjoy the painting long enough, something really amazing happens (and it happens with all cubist masterpieces): a chemistry in your process of perception produces a solid feeling of the things Picasso was looking at, that he was touching with his brain – the fruit, the bottle, the newspaper, the cafe table. read more