Cubism is yet another type of
movement that has a history in both the music and visual art worlds. Pablo
Picasso is one example of an artist who employed Cubism in his work. His Guitar Player (1910), seen below, shows
how this movement maps itself onto the visual arts.
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| Pablo Picasso, Guitar Player (1910) Courtesy of wikiart.org |
The Cubist style
features three-dimensional objects represented on a two-dimensional plane. This
is done by using geometrical shapes such as cubes (hence “Cubism”) and
overlapping them in a fun, sometimes colorful, way.
On Wednesday we
will look at how one composer, Erik Satie, used Cubism in music. Did you know
that Picasso actually used this Cubist style of artwork to design sets and
costumes for Satie’s ballet, Parade (1917)?
Here, we can see music and art working together to contribute to the greater
creation.
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Pablo
Picasso’s Costume Design for Satie’s Parade
Courtesy of wikimedia.org
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Do you enjoy
Cubist artwork? Do you have a favorite artist or painting from this period?
