CUBISM

Who: Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are credited with beginning cubism.

What: Objects are drawn or painted from many angles and viewpoints in the same piece of art.

When: Early 20th Century (1907 - 1922)

Where: Paris, France

Why: The multiple viewpoints shows the subjects 'overall' personality more than a one perspective painting would.

EXAMPLES of CUBISM

TRY IT YOURSELF!

Use the drag and drop game below to make your own cubist masterpieces
Press the green flag to start
Drag the shape into the frame and use the up and down arrows to change the size
You can change the color with the left and right arrows
Hover over the shape and use the space bar to turn it
Press 1 to stamp your shape
You can save your design by right-clicking the screen and the shift key
Clear all to start again
Remember to put your actual shapes away so the stamps will clear