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Cubism and Surrealism

Painting: Cubism and Surrealism

🎨 Cubism

Cubism is an artistic movement that emerged in the early 20th century, mainly developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. This style is characterised by the fragmentation of the image into geometric shapes, often cubes, which give multiple perspectives of the same object. Cubists wanted to represent reality in a different way, showing several angles of a subject on the same plane.

Main characteristics:

  • Use of geometric shapes
  • Several points of view in a single image
  • Colours are often limited to accentuate the shape


🌀 Surrealism

Surrealism, which emerged in the 1920s, is a movement inspired by the world of dreams and the unconscious. Led by artists such as Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, Surrealism sought to free the imagination and defy logic. Surrealist works often depict impossible and fantastical scenes, creating a sense of mystery and strangeness.

Main characteristics: :

  • Inspiration from dreams and the unconscious
  • Creation of unreal and fantastic scenes
  • Symbolic and paradoxical images

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1. What is the main characteristic of cubism?

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a) Bright, contrasting colours

b) The use of geometric shapes to show different perspectives

c) The representation of dream scenes

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2. Which artist is associated with surrealism?

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a) Pablo Picasso

b) Salvador Dalí

c) Georges Braque

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3. What is the aim of surrealism?

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a) To represent objects realistically

b) To explore the unconscious and create fantastic images

c) To use cubic shapes to represent perspectives

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4. Who were the main Cubist artists?

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a) Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso

b) René Magritte and Salvador Dalí

c) Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet

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5. Surrealism was inspired by :

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a) Geometric shapes and cubes

b) Dreams and the unconscious

c) Natural landscapes

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