Artful Prompting, 10 - Cubism

[wayfaringwordhack]

So.  Cubism.  Apparently a major movement and instrumental in ushering in Abstract art, despite the fact that the two founders, Picasso and Braque, never painted what could be considered abstract art despite continuing their careers well beyond Cubism's start.  Will I offend anyone if I say that neither my kids nor I were tickled to tackle the topic?  But I put "Cubism" into the draw for a reason:  Stretching ourselves and learning about things that don't grab our interest right away are both part of what these prompts are all about.

 

The accompanying prompt was "landscape," leaving my youngest  far from thrilled.  Therefore, we picked again to give another option, which serendipitously turned out to be "ninja."  😂🥷🏻

 

Colored pencils probably weren't what Braque and Picasso used, but that is what I opted for because I am a tightwad and didn't want to use my oils for something I am not that excited about.

 

Behold, the "Garden Gazebo and Fountain"

 

 

Color me bemused, but I kinda think it works for something that took a grand total of 15 minutes.

 

My daughter is really into digital art but not at all into Cubism, so to ease the pain of the prompt, I let her use her iPad:

 

 

My son, K, took his landscape to a more abstract level, but small victories (we parents take them where we can, right?):

 

 

And finally, youngest son's ninja.  He was "inspired" by Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, inspired in quotes because he said the painting was too hideous to look at.
 

His ninja is much cuter than the demoiselles.

 

 

Comments

[asakiyume]

Demoiselles d'Avignon is pretty hideous! By comparison, youngest son's ninja has a friendly smile and a definite, shall we say ... turtleness? to him ;-)

[rimturse]

Each great and individual takes on cubism. I think you did very well, all of you.