This document provides an overview of Modernism and Cubism. It discusses how Early Modernism deliberately broke from past design traditions in favor of simplicity, geometry and experimentation. It then focuses on Cubism, describing it as analyzing and simplifying reality into geometric shapes. Early Cubism depicted objects from multiple viewpoints, while Analytical Cubism broke subjects into angular planes showing different perspectives. Many examples of Cubist works by Picasso and Braque between 1907-1913 are presented to illustrate these stages and techniques of Cubism.
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Art part 1
1. MODERNISM
ART AND DESIGN
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2. MODERNISM
Early Modernism was a movement characterized by its
deliberate break from design patterns and traditions of the
past.
Reacting against Victorian sensibilities, and distraught by
political and social upheavals across the globe, these artists
sought to create a new concept of design through
experiments in simplicity, geometry, color, and photography.
Early modern designers drew inspiration from modern art
movements, and frequently traveled through Europe to draw
inspiration from each other as well.
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CUBISM
PICTORIALISM
POP ART
ASSEMBLAGE
OP ART
ILLUSION
NEO
EXPRESSIONISM
SURREALISM
F A N T A S Y
FANTASY
CONSTRUCTIVISM
EXPRESSIONISM
PICTORIALISM
ART PHOTO
05 06 07
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REALISM
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COLOUR FIELD
EARLY COLOUR
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D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
4. ABSTRACTION
Art which is either completely non-
representational, or which converts forms
observed in reality into patterns which are read
by the spectator primarily as independent
relationships, rather than with reference to the
original source.
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms
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Wilhelm Uhde (1910)
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6. C U B I S M
1. Analyzing and simplifying reality into
geometric shapes
2. Began in 1907 by Pablo Picasso and
Georges Braque
3. Based on Paul Cezanne’s ideas and
technique
4. Concerned with surface design
5. Eventual elimination of emotion and
personal feelings
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7. C U B I S M
SYNTHETICANALYTICAL
1. Subdued
tonality, almost
monochromatic
2. Angled shapes
3. Systematic and
organized
1. “Collage
Cubism”
2. Combination of
actual,
simulated, and
invented
textures
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1. Early Cubism:
Depiction of the whole
structure of the object
and its position in
space, combining
different viewpoints.
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1. Early Cubism:
Depiction of the whole
structure of the object
and its position in
space, combining
different viewpoints.
Picasso’s Le Gourmet
(1901)
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Head of Marie-
Therese by Pablo
Picasso, 1938.
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Girl With a Boat by
Pablo Picasso, 1938.
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Portrait of Maya with a
Doll (1938)
PICASSO
1. Early Cubism:
Depiction of the whole
structure of the object
and its position in
space, combining
different viewpoints.
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Picasso
Les
Demoiselle
d’Avignon
1907
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Picasso,
Female Torso
(1908)
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Picasso,
Dance of
Veils”
1907
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Picasso
Three women
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Picasso
Three women
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Musketeer (1968)
Picasso has moved towards
a very colorful, almost
cartoonish geometrical
abstraction.
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Three
Musicians
:1921. (Oil
painting)
Museum
of Modern
Art, NYC.
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The Painter and His Model:1928. (Oil painting)9
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Picasso, Self Portrait
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22. 2. Analytical Cubism:
Breaking down of the
subject and the space
around it into angular
planes or facets that
record different
viewpoints and
information; no
interest in colour or
texture.
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“Reservoir
at Horta”
1909
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
24. 2. Analytical Cubism:
Breaking down of the
subject and the space
around it into angular
planes or facets that
record different
viewpoints, allowing the
viewer to see multiple
angles in one piece.
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Le Guitarist Pablo
Picasso 1910
The geometric
abstraction present in
Cubist paintings became
a pivotal influence on
modernism
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Picasso,
Girl With a Mandolin
(1910)
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Picasso,
A Woman Sitting
on a Chair
(1910)
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Picasso,
Portrait of Daniel-Henry
Kahnweiler
(1910)
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Picasso,
“Portrait of
Ambrose Vollard”
1910
Monochromatic colour
scheme
Single subject at a variety
of angles
Each surface treated
individually
Variety of textures
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Marcel Duchamp. Nude
Descending a Staircase. 1912. Oil
on canvas.
Fractured movement of a figure
as it descends the stairs, series of
movements stopped in
successive stages – similar to
stop action photography
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Woman with a guitar,
by Georges Braque,
1913
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Braque,
Large Nude
(1908)
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Braque, Fruit Dish (1908-09)
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Braque, Glass on table (1909-10)
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34. 3. Synthetic Cubism:
Collages of interlocked
fragments of newspaper,
wallpaper, and labels with
fragments of painting,
drawing and writing;
colour reintroduced &
texture & pattern
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Braque,
Glass, Carafe and
Newspapers
(1914)
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Picasso
“Guitar”
1913
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Georges Braque. The Clarinet. 1913. Oil, pasted paper, wood grain.
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Picasso, Guitar,Newspaper,Glass and Bottle, 1913
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Glass and Bottle of Suze,
Paris, after November 18,
1912, Pasted papers,
charcoal and goauche,
Washington University
Gallery of Art, St. Louis
6
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Rocket:
Romare Bearden, American
Cubist and collagist
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Train: Romare Bearden, American Cubist and collagist
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Kandinsky: Improvisation 28 (second version) 1912 Oil on canvas, 43 7/8 x 63 7/8 inches
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Kandinsky: Composition VII (1913)
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Kandinsky: Composition IV (1911)
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Kandinsky: Yellow, Red, Blue (1925)
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Braque, Le Viaduct de L’Estaque (1907)
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Henri Matisse, The Joy of Life (1905-1906)
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Matisse, Seated Riffian, (1912-1913)
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ART IN
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Theo Van Doesburg issued a controversial magazine called ‘De Stijl.’
First manifesto was published in 1918.
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ART IN
DESIGN DE-STIJL: (The Style)
Theo Van Doesburg issued a controversial magazine called ‘De Stijl.’
First manifesto was published in 1918.
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Theoretical movement in Holland.
Founded in 1917 in Leiden under the
leadership of Theo van Doesburg.
Flourished between 1910 – 1925.
Brought together painters, sculptors,
architects, furniture makers and even film
makers!
The De Stijl movement ended with the death of van Doesburg in 1931.
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Typical features
1. Pronounced “day-shteel”
2. Flattening of natural formed to linear patterns
3. Natural colour eliminated
4. Non-representational style
5. Visual balance, no focal point
6. Careful calculations and mathematic precision
7. Also termed Minimalism
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AIMS
Rejection of individual – universal approach.
Universal unity of all arts.
Treat modern building as abstract sculpture.
Freedom from eclectism.
Use of symbolic forms appropriate to “machine age.”
Create structures of clear forms and pure
proportions.
Practical use of materials like glass and steel.
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Theo van
Doesburg
(Painter)
Piet Mondrian
(Painter)
Gerrit Rietveld
(Furniture maker)
Important members of the De Stijl movement :
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ART IN
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Abstraction of the cow-
Theo van Doesburg
‘Nature should not be
copied but interpreted
and submitted to the
spirit of the picture…’
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ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Theo van Doesberg
Black and
white
composition
Theo van
Doesburg
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
58. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Theo van Doesberg
Counter
composition
Theo van
Doesburg
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
59. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Theo van Doesberg
Rhythm of
Russian dance-
Theo van
Doesburg
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
60. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Theo van Doesberg
Arithmetische
Compositie,
1924, Theo van
Doesburg
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
61. DESIGN THEORY
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DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Theo van Doesberg
Vilmos Huszar
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
62. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Theo van Doesberg
Vilmos Huszar
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
63. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Piet Mondrian
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
64. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN
Basic colour, line
and shape
Primary colours
Static horizontal
and vertical lines
Geometric shape
DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Piet Mondrian
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
65. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN
Basic colour
and line
Grid
Influenced by
tonal
qualities of
jazz,
connections
between and
colour and
sound
DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Piet Mondrian
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
66. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN
Mondrian,
Composition
with Red, Blue
and Yellow
(1930)
DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Piet Mondrian
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
67. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN
Mondrian,
Composition
with Red, Blue
and Yellow
(1930)
DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Piet Mondrian
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
68. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN
It was said that entering Mondrian’s studio was like being in
one of his paintings.
DE-STIJL: (The Style)___ Piet Mondrian
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
69. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
-Bart Van der
Leck
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
70. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL:
‘ Architecture directly and immediately was perceived, as a
combination of masses, of spaces and of lines.’
Abstraction in Architecture
The paintings
were converted
to simple
rectangular
geometries.
This made it
easier to
translate them
into functioning
architectural
elements like
walls, floor
planes, roofs
and windows.
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
71. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Villa at Huis ter Heide-Rob van’t Hoff
Netherlands-1916
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
72. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Villa at Huis ter Heide-Rob van’t Hoff
Netherlands-1916
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
73. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Villa at Huis ter Heide-Rob van’t Hoff
Netherlands-1916
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
74. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Purmerend Factory-
J.J.P.Oud
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
75. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
76. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Use of orthogonal elements.
- Horizontal
- Vertical
Straight lines meeting and
intersecting at right angles.
Rectangular smooth shapes
Controlled Asymmetry.
Colour palette restricted to primary colours- yellow, blue & red.
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
77. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Axonometric Studies of a house-
Theo van Doesburg
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
78. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Georges Vantergloo
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
79. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Utrecht - 1924
Gerrit Rietveld-
Shroder House
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
80. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Utrecht - 1924
Gerrit Rietveld-
Shroder House
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
81. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Utrecht - 1924
Gerrit Rietveld-
Shroder House
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
82. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Row Houses
Stuttgart Germany
J.J. Pieter Oud,1927
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
83. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Row Houses
Stuttgart Germany
J.J. Pieter Oud,1927
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
84. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Row Houses
Stuttgart Germany
J.J. Pieter Oud,1927
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
85. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Stuttgart Germany
J.J. Pieter Oud,1927
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
86. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Stuttgart Germany
J.J. Pieter Oud,1927
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
87. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Stuttgart Germany
J.J. Pieter Oud,1927
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
88. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Stuttgart Germany
J.J. Pieter Oud,1927
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
89. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Hilversum, 1928-1930
Town Hall-Willem M. Dudok
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
90. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Hilversum, 1928-1930
Town Hall-Willem M. Dudok
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
91. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Hilversum, 1928-1930
Town Hall-Willem M. Dudok
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
92. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Hilversum, 1928-1930
Town Hall-Willem M. Dudok
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
93. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Hilversum, 1928-1930
Town Hall-Willem M. Dudok
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
94. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
Villa Savoye was built by Le Corbusier in the year 1927 of reinforced concrete.
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
95. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
The true modern house as per the principles of the
De Stijl would be-
Elementary
Economic
Functional
Un-monumental
Dynamic
Anti-cubic in form
Anti decorative in colour
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
96. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
“… The new architecture is anti-cubic, i.e. it does not try
to freeze the functional space cells in one closed cube. Rather, it
throws the functional space cells (as well as overhanging
planes, balcony volumes, etc.) centrifugally from the core of
the cube.
And through this means, height, width, depth and time
(an imaginary four dimensional entity) approaches a totally ‘new
plastic expression in open spaces.’
In this way architecture acquires a more or less floating
aspect that works against the gravitational forces of nature.”
- Theo van Doesburg
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a
97. DESIGN THEORY
LECTURE SERIES
DEMYSTIFYING THEORIES OF ART & ARCHITECTURE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN DESIGN
SYNTHETIC
DE-STIJL
ABSTRACTION
ANALYTICAL
CUBISM
01
ART IN
DESIGN STIJL: Abstraction in Architecture
D h I r a j N. S a l h o t r a