Juan Gris

1887-1927

Juan Gris was Spanish born sculptor and painter who worked with cubism whilst living and working in France. Gris's work is painted in the style of cubism with bright colours and often illustrated objects which can be considered relatively small and could fit on a table or are people and from my research has never illustrated a landscape or any architectural scenes. The objects or aspects in which he conveys are rarely whole or can be seen fully due to them often being cut up or split into key aspects. often the objects he is illustrating are made up of abstract shapes and consist of very little detail but are still clear enough for the audience to be able to tell what he is showcasing in his work

 

Juan is most famous for his cubism work and is a good way to show what the cubism style refers to.

Cubism is considered one of the most influential art movements of the 20th century, Mostly the imagery in cubism is broken up then re assembled to show key aspects in new ways. The objects are broken into straight lines and the new positioning of the parts to show the objects in new ways.

Cubism is a very interesting style and Juan Gris uses it well by following the key aspects associated with the style of art. Cubism isn't a realistic style of art instead is abstract using cubes and straight lines yet still making it clear as to what the subject matter is. This style would be interesting to try with regular objects and see how different they look in the cubism style.