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The
Cubism movement begain in 1907 with the completion
of Picasso's "Les Demoisellles d'Avignon." In
this painting, Picasso depicts a group of prostitutes
where the figures and their setting are broken
up into angular shapes. The painting is characterized
by sharp edges and angles approaching prisms
with restrained colors. Some of the ladies in
this painting are wearing masks which were influenced
by the African sculptures Picasso became interested
in.
As the Cubism movement progressed, Picasso began
to experiment with "Analytical" cubism where
the object was "taken apart" and reshaped with
the use of flat intersecting planes. Picasso
was always seeking new and original ways to
express himself through art and when he tired
of "Analytical" cubism he began experimenting
with what became known as "Synthetic" cubism,
that incorporated Items like newspaper clippings,
rope and other objects that were worked into
a picture. This was the invention of the "collage."
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