Georges Braque
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Born: 1882
Died: 1963 Main Artistic Movement: Cubism Nationality: French Floor Found in Château: Second Garden Room Found in Château: Hedge Maze |
About the Artist
Born in Argenteuil, France, Georges Braque became one of the world's developers of the Cubist movement alongside Pablo Picasso. He was a painter, sculptor, and printmaker, excelling in telling a story of time and space all from a simultaneous perspective within his art. Braque sought to have his painting and sculptures tell a deep, symbolic narrative, making the viewer contemplate the meaning and message behind his figures and scenes. Some of his more famous works of art include his Violin and Candlestick (1910) and his La Guitare (1909-1910).
About the Movement
Braque worked in the Cubism Age of art. Cubism came about as an avant-garde (or a style that pushes the mainstream boundaries and goes against the social norm) movement during the start of the 20th Century (or the 1900s). One characteristic of Cubism was to highlight multiple views, multiple personalities, multiple moments in time, or multiple sides of an object all at once, all within the same canvas. The feeling is extremely blocky as viewers piece together these two-dimensional blocks to create a three-dimensional (or even four-dimensional with the added value of time) scene in their minds. Some of the most famous Cubism artists included Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
Fun Fact: Braque served in the French Army during the First World War, but was injured and had to return to France where he continued his painting.
Resources: Jed Perl, "Relevance of Irrelevance," in The New Republic, (New York City, New York: The New Republic, 2011), blog.
Born in Argenteuil, France, Georges Braque became one of the world's developers of the Cubist movement alongside Pablo Picasso. He was a painter, sculptor, and printmaker, excelling in telling a story of time and space all from a simultaneous perspective within his art. Braque sought to have his painting and sculptures tell a deep, symbolic narrative, making the viewer contemplate the meaning and message behind his figures and scenes. Some of his more famous works of art include his Violin and Candlestick (1910) and his La Guitare (1909-1910).
About the Movement
Braque worked in the Cubism Age of art. Cubism came about as an avant-garde (or a style that pushes the mainstream boundaries and goes against the social norm) movement during the start of the 20th Century (or the 1900s). One characteristic of Cubism was to highlight multiple views, multiple personalities, multiple moments in time, or multiple sides of an object all at once, all within the same canvas. The feeling is extremely blocky as viewers piece together these two-dimensional blocks to create a three-dimensional (or even four-dimensional with the added value of time) scene in their minds. Some of the most famous Cubism artists included Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
Fun Fact: Braque served in the French Army during the First World War, but was injured and had to return to France where he continued his painting.
Resources: Jed Perl, "Relevance of Irrelevance," in The New Republic, (New York City, New York: The New Republic, 2011), blog.
Artworks found in the Château:
(No artworks found in the Château by this artist)