ANNE GANTEFURER TRIER

"¿Qué es un cubista? Un pintor de la escuela de Braque y Picasso", declaraba un crítico de arte en 1911 poco después de la inauguración del escandaloso "Salón de los Independientes" en el que los cubistas tenian su propia exposicion. Georges Braque y Pablo Picasso fueron los descubridores de una forma de pintar que seguia el principio del posimpresionista Paul Cezanne: "Todas las formas de la naturaleza se reducen a la esfera, el cono y el cilindro". Y sin embargo, los cubistas no representaban sus motivos tal como los percibia el ojo, desde un solo angulo determinado; por el contrario, descomponian los cuadros en vistas frontales, representaciones de perfil, perspectivas en picado, contrapicado y laterales, y todo ello de forma simultanea. El rechazo a la pintura sentimental y realista del impresionismo comenzo a manifestarse en los circulos artisticos parisinos en 1907 -el cubismo alcanzaria su mejor momento en 1914- y en pocos años se crearon cuadros que cambiarian la forma de mirar para siempre.

Deconstructing perspective with Picasso and peers Pioneered by Picasso and Braque, Cubism was the first avant-garde art movement of the 20th century. Heavily influenced by the stark power of African and Native American art and sculpture, it deconstructed conventions of viewpoint and perspective, revolutionizing painting and western art in general. With its flattened, geometric shapes, overlapping, simplified forms and fragmented spatial planes, Cubism became one of the most influential and far-reaching movements in modern art. This book explains the history and theory behind Cubism, examining the work of its prime movers, and those whose work built upon it. Featured artists: Pablo Picasso, Edmond Fortier, Paul Cezanne, George Braque, Henri Le Fauconnier, Jean Metzinger, Fernand Leger, Juan Gris, Albert Gleizes, Henri Laurens, Salvador Dali, Brassai, Robert Delaunay, Raymond Duchamp-Villon Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features: a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions a concise biography Anne Gantefuhrer-Trier (b. 1965) studied art history, German literature and modern history in Bonn. From 1990-1996 she worked for the August Sander archive in Cologne, and as a research assistant at the Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne. A freelance curator and writer, she heads the Department of Photography at art auctioneers Van Ham Kunstauktionen. Her publications and exhibitions include contributions to Candida Hofer: Orte Jahre, Photographien 1968-1999; Zeitgenossen: August Sander und die Kunstszene der 20er Jahre im Rheinland; and Jeff Wall: Bilder von Landschaften.