Tag: Juan Gris

#AtoZChallenge: Cubism (Picasso)

What is Cubism? Cubism is an art movement stablished in the early 20th century with the purpose of breaking a subject down into different perspectives all in the same piece of work. Here’s an example: Why is Cubism important? From Tate: Cubism opened up almost infinite new possibilities for the treatment of visual reality in…

Quintanilla

Luis Quintanilla was a Spanish artist (1893-1978) and a contemporary of Juan Gris. He got caught up in the politics of the time and served eight months in prison starting in October of 1934. Many of his artist, writer, and other intellectual friends had supported him during this time, some of whom he had met…