Cubism

Cubism was developed in Europe around 1910 by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. They once said they were influenced by Tribal Art and the work of Paul Cezanne. It was not widespread and didn't stick around for long, but it began a huge creative movement lasting well through the 20th century.

"The key concept underlying Cubism is that the essence of an object can only be captured by showing it from multiple points of view simultaneously."

Dada

"Dada was a protest by a group of European artists against World War I, bourgeois society, and the conservativism of traditional thought." The artists created works and performances which defied any intellectual analysis. They also included "found" objects in sculptures and installations that helped confuse and impress the viewer. Francis Picabia and Marcel Duchamp were some of the more popular contributors to the movement. eventually the Dada movement evolved into Surrealism in the 1920's.




Nathan Paul Gibbs

Adapted from Artcyclopedia