[Republicanprofessor]

Ping.

Art Appreciation/Education ping list. Let me know if you want on or off this list.

[JLS]

Please add me to the list. Also is there a backlist of links, since I am adding the course late and need to catch up.

[aristotleman]

Bump for later appreciation!

Please add me to the list, prof.

[LexBaird]

Cubism was first introduced to me as an attempt at a new way of showing 3D objects on a 2D surface. The traditional method of doing this is to show an object from one side, with modeling and shadows to give the illusion of depth.

Cubism, OTOH, attempts to show multiple views of the same object at once, or pieces of those views. I thinks sometimes of a mechanical drawing that shows front, side and top elevation, but snipped up into pieces and rejoined oddly.

I always liked Braque better than Picasso's cubist works. It's a pity that he is less associated with the style he invented than his more famous collaborator. I prefer Braque's more limited color palette to Picasso's garishness.