Today we began class by comparing Pablo Picassos’ Ma Jolie and Georgeo Braque’s The Portuguese. They are remarkably similar and both cover analytic cubism. This is through the analysis of form. The rule of reduction is also at play and we see lots of brown tones. There is also the depth of light and shadow displayed and the brush strokes are large and repetitive. We then looked at Pablo Picasso’s, Guitar, Sheet Music and Glass. This is an example of synthetic cubism. The act of synthesizing or joining things together. We also see Picasso borrowing from reality as we see newspaper and a music sheet. The newspaper appears to have yellowed overtime as well. The act of patching things together is referred to as papie colle or glued paper. It is better than a collage. We then took a look at Umberto Boccioni’s, States of Mind 1: Farewells. This is an example of plastic dynamism or something that is created. We see a train station in milan. We also are able to make out what appears to be steam and people rushing. An interestng work we looked at was Duchamp’s Foutain. This is not exactly a “fountain”. It’s not beautifiul or grand. It’s meant to shock the viewers. And it makes you feel as if anyone could “do it”. This is a form of contempory art. It displays elements of reduction, he also barely changed it. It reduced the intervention of the artist to the choice. We concluding class by looking at Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory. This is an example of surrealism. It is stated as “hand photographs of the unconcious”. Dali is known for blood excrement and putrefaction as well. All very unpleasent and uncommon topics. The display of the clocks gives off a bit of a dreamy feel as well. It is not reality.