Cubism - Geometric Shapes

Geometric Shapes

Materials:  Acrylic paint on cartridge paper

Cubism did not incorporate perspective in the art, but instead benefited from the use of space. It incorporated figures and bodies into the background and foreground of the paintings. Cubism influenced the start of geometric abstract by emphasizing unity between scenes in an image, and the canvas itself.


To recreate an art piece from the period of cubism I decided to paint a pattern of geometric shapes.  First, I painted a sheet of paper completely black, and once that dried, on top, I used white paint to draw different shapes that all connected together.    This piece is cubism but also abstract as it makes a viewer question exactly what they are looking at.   I tried to make the shapes 3-dimensional by filling in some shapes with white paint.

I was inspired to create this piece of cubism as I came across this painting of geometric shapes.  I noticed all of the different shapes in the painting and how they looked 3-dimensional.

- Yours Truly

https://www.etsy.com/listing/103925269/original-black-and-white-abstract
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-cubism.htm