For

Senior Years Students

Curriculum

VCE Art/Studio Arts

Aim

To explore Cubism and respond to the work.

Preparation

To do this activity you will need to:

• Read the information for Theme Five – The 1960s and 1970s: Pop Art
• View the work either online or in the exhibition.
• Research Cubism through the library or Internet. Start with the brief definition of Cubism in the Glossary section.

Individual Task

Observe the fractured and fragmented objects. How do they relate to a cubist painting? What meaning and message is conveyed by the title of this work?

Research Questions

Research other works by George Segal. After viewing several works comment on what you see as distinctive about his style?

Group Task

Compare and contrast Cubist works by Pablo Picasso and two by Georges Braques. List the similarities and differences between the works ( refer to subject, size, colours, texture, composition).

Discussion Questions

What effect do you think Segal is trying acheive make by including a mop and musical notation paper in the tableaux?

Would the meaning and message of this work be the same if it was a painting?