: a style of art that stresses abstract structure at the expense of other pictorial elements especially by displaying several aspects of the same object simultaneously and by fragmenting the form of depicted objects
Recent Examples on the WebHis art is often divided into stages — the Blue Period, the Rose Period, cubism and neoclassical period, to name a few. Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022 Throughout the roaring decade, she became known for her impeccable techniques and her mixing of influences: cubism and neoclassicism, stillness and speed, past and future.Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 Marina Picasso and her son, Florian Picasso, who live in Geneva, hope to introduce their ancestor — one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and a pioneer of cubism — to the crypto trend sweeping the art world.Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022 In the standard art historical narrative, cubism was pioneered in Paris by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, with less credit going to Juan Gris, a younger member of the group. John Zotos, Dallas News, 7 May 2021 Frankenthaler came onto the scene as part of a second generation of American abstract expressionists who had rejected traditional European painting styles and techniques along with the more recent developments of cubism and surrealism. Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2021 At moments of high emotion, her partitioning becomes disjointed and expressive, a robot cubism. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2021 Akin to cubism, the style dissects familiar objects into geometric forms and planes.Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020 But the bigger part is Lawrence’s sense of pictorial rhythm — his own, wholly original adaptation of Picasso’s and Braque’s cubism.Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020 See More