Cubism as 4-Dimensional Art

The 4-dimensional concept behind the invention of Cubism by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. (Taken from A&E's recent Classroom Series documentary on Pablo Picasso.)

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• braque

[hevghirl]

I'm sorry mate but you cannot lump Picasso in with the likes of Tracey Emin! Picasso could paint classically at the age of 12, but saw beyond aesthetics and perceived beauty, and broke the subject down into its basic elements. It is something all artists do and did including the masters, but his approach was to try and bring the 3 dimensions all together on one canvas i.e an object as seen from all sides. He didn't kill the knowledge of centuries. It is still taught today.

[OriginalMoonbeam]

This is great-I would love to see more, thank you

[davidmatthieu]

Picasso is not everything. Smaller Artists with high value such as Maurice Experton are also very interesting.

[992105]

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[MrMikeludo]

There is no such thing as an absolute abstraction. A 2-dimesional plane can only be a representation of some "thing." In order for a person to pictorially represent the 4th dimension, they must FIRST represent the 3rd dimension, through "perspective" and the representation of 3-dimensional "space." The third dimension was, admitadly, purposefully eliminated by Picasso. Not only is it not a representation of the 4th dimension, it is not even a representation of the 3rd dimension.

[MrMikeludo]

In 1480 Leonardo da Vinci produced the world's first, and only, literal visual musical equivalent. This is what enabled art to acquire the title of "Art." This visual music containes a mathematical syntax. Experiencing of this syntax requires a devoloped cognitive capability. A prerequisite to this is a person's ability to cognize "space." We can actually "see" this ability degenerating from 1480 to 1880, with the introduction of Picasso, and the elimination of "intelligence" in and of "Art."

[NSixtyFour]

@gorgolyt only relevence is viewing all sides of a 3d object at the one time. as a 3d entity sees all sides of a 2d object. they try to create all sides of an object at once, as if you were a 4d entity looking at part of a 3d landscape. though you are completely right. 4d shapes on a 2d canvas is ludicrous

[gorgolyt]

nothing at all to do with four dimensions. :\

[xlerosx]

"The 4-dimensional concept behind the invention of Cubism"

uh...no.....

[xlerosx]

@Rachen30

That is something different.

[xlerosx]

@hevghirl

Well put.

Tracey Emin chupas la verga!