Cubism

Cubism originated in Paris between 1906 and 1908 with the revolutionaryxperiments of Picasso and Braque. It was a movement which spread veryapidly throughout Europe and the world and which extended from painting intother fields of artistic expression such as sculpture and design. Inuestioning the imperative to be representational and in emphasising anutonomous vision of the world, Cubism was a radical innovation whichontinued to affect artistic movements well into the century.;Philip Cooperxamines the wider contemporary cultural background of the artists (andriters) who contributed to Cubism. He gives an account of the emergence andevelopment of this movement and explores its various aspects and phases suchs analytical Cubism and synthetic Cubism. There is a full discussion of theubists' pioneering approach and use of materials, including the invention ofapier colle and collage.Cooper, Philip is the author of 'Cubism' with ISBN 9780714832500 and ISBN 0714832502.