1. Picasso
Analytical
Cubism

2. Who?
Founder of
Analytical Cubism
Born in
Malaga, Spain
Painter & Sculptor

3. What?
Analytical means to break down…
“de-construct”
Cubism use of simple geometric shapes
Analytical Cubism
Reducing or breaking down forms
into basic geometric shapes

4. Where? When?
France, 1908-1912

5. Analytical Cubism
Essentials
De-construction of an image
into simple shapes and colors
This all started when Picasso was
Living in France
Pablo Picasso was one of the first artists to
explore the concept

6. Pablo Picasso,
Portrait of Wilhelm Uhde , 1910.
Oil on canvas.
Analyze this
Picasso
Deconstruct

7. What shapes
do you see?
Diamond
Rectangle
Right Triangle
Isosceles Triangle
Parallelogram
Trapezoid
Square
Pablo Picasso,
Portrait of Wilhelm Uhde , 1910.
Oil on canvas.

8. Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Wilhelm
Uhde , 1910. Oil on canvas.
How many
colors do you
see?

9. Color
Gradation
A gradual change
in color from dark
to light.
Close up of Portrait of
Wilhelm Uhde

10. Cubism Project
To Start: Choose a simple image or object.
eye, fish, skull, violin, etc…
Choose a shape.
circle, square, diamond, or make your own
Now follow the Cubism Experience Steps…

11. Cubism Project Steps
1 Draw your simple image on 12x18 paper
(Tip: Center and use most of your paper space)
2 Draw and cut out your interesting shape on an index card
3 Trace your shape over the 12x18 paper
4 Be sure to overlap in order to break up the image
5 Choose 3 colors and create gradations from dark to light in your design
(Tip: Vary your hand pressure with the colored pencil.)
6 Color each section and change colors when you when you encounter a line.