Cubism forms part of the -ism group of the 20th century. Many consider it to be one of the most influential, radical and innovative -ism of this time. The realism of an object or a person is completely abandoned and ignored and images look distorted and unrealistic.
Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque were the main developers of this style. It was one of the most revolutionary styles and was the most abstract movement which was growing in an environment which was changing at an uncontrollable speed. The main aim of cubism was to create a new and innovative way of art and to break away from traditional, western techniques. Cubists challenged the 'standard rules' like perspective and promoted a new way of looking at images.
This period experienced a radical amount of technological improvements. For example, in Photography, Cars, Sound Recordings, The Telephone and the Aeroplane. Photography began to replace plantings and new technologies like Cars and Aeroplanes created new subjects to paint and write about. Because of this artists wanted to create a new way of looking at things and so that painting could still be appreciated in the same way that photography was.
When a painting is drawn in perspective it is a frozen image like a snapshot. Cubists wanted to create a picture that can be seen from different points of view and can have a sense of motion. Subjectivity is very important when looking at a cubist work.
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