Cubism vocabulary

The process or result of shattering the perspective of an artwork into fragments. This technique is used to achieve multiple-point perspective.

• Fragmentation

• Geometric

• Multiple point perspective

• Frottage

Cubism artists reduced the surface plane of forms to their basic shapes.

• Subject Matter

• Geometric

• Multiple point perspective

• Frottage

Dull colour, lack of vibrancy

• Muted colour scheme

• Vivid colour scheme

• Complementary colour scheme

• Warm colour scheme

Technique invented by Picasso and Braque in the early 1900s by integrating found objects into two-dimensional art.

• Camera

• Collage

• Paint tubes

• Easel

Technique of rubbing an uneven surface on paper to imprint the texture

• Stamp

• Frottage

• Pattern

• Collage

Observational drawing/painting from multiple angles, overlapping these surface planes, to form 1 artwork.

• Multiple point perpsective

• Pictorial perspective

• Aerial perspective

• Cropped perspective

Non-traditional, different, avante-garde.

• Unconventional

• anti-art

• Conventions

• Status quo

A colour scheme that uses only 1 colour, exploring its tints and shades.

• Monochromatic

• Colour Scheme

• Tints

• Shades

The visual focus of the artwork.

• Subject matter

• Composition

• Media

• Citation

Accepted codes/rules of an art style or movement.

• Conventions

• visual language

• media

• Focal point