Cubism & Futurism Analysis

Cubism;

                                                                       Pablo Picasso  
                                        

                                                

'Still life with mandolin and guitar'

 

There are two types of cubism. Synthetic cubism is where you collect a number of images of objects from various images and use it as one picture. Pablo Picasso clearly did this in the above image. With both guitar and mandolin, it is obvious that they were originally with another picture, however by putting them together he created an abstract image; synthetic cubism. Synthetic cubism is usually very vibrant because of the contrast of colour used against each other. As you can see, Picasso's mandolin is yellow, then surrounding the mandolin is red. These colour aren't exactly contrasting however they compliment each other well, however, the blue background then makes it contrasting, making the image stand out even more and making the image appear even more out of place. The same goes with the guitar. A dark and light red background for a white guitar, complimenting each other very will but with a blue background.

 

'Girl with a mandolin'

The other type of cubism is analytical. This form of cubism consists of an image being broken up and then put together in a way t make it appear 3D. Picasso also did analytical cubism very well as you can see on the image above. Unlike synthetic cubism, the main difference when comparing is the colour tone difference. whilst synthetic cubism is the more 'in your face', analytical is a lot more subtle. This is because the artists didn't want the colour to contract but the shadows again the image, this way, the image appears more 3D. As you con see, near the hair of Picasso's 'girl with a madolin' there is hardly any shadow, which makes it seem like the hair is styed more to the back and the lighting seem like its coming from the top right hand corner. As we move further down the photo, the shadows become more and more dramatic, making the foreground more 'eye popping' however, this isn't a 3D image, its a 2D. That is the whole idea of analytical cubism.

Futurism;

Giacomo Balla

'Vuelo de goldrina'

 
Futurism is a form of art which begun in Italy during the 1909's. This particular art form basically embraces the significant change from traditional art and the modern art. Futurism takes an image multiple times in different stages. Then when you put it together, you get a similar image to the one above. It gives the effect that the image is moving however, it isn't. The main colours used in futurism is black, which is almost always the foreground, with a slightly lighter background. For example, 'Vuelo de goldrina' is a bird flying. However, by using the futurism technique, it gives the look that it is flying. Futurism is about takin gin the power of speed.