Cubism And Braque's Les Demoiselles D Avignon

Cubism was a movement developed in the 20th century by Pablo Picasso and George Braque. In its most simple analytical stage, cubism abstracted the forms of the visible world into fragment of multiple points of view, then created an image from them which had its own inner logic. Picasso and Braque began working together in 1909, and by 1910 their experimentations were so closely linked that their styles became practically undistinguishable. Pablo Picasso painted Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, which was not his original title, but was given to the painting years later by a friend of his. The title translate as “the young women of Avignon,” and refers to the prostitutes of Avignon Street, a district in Barcelona. In my opinion, the two women in the middle of the painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon are definitely abstract. The two faces in the right, and the women on the left of the painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon are clearly masks on top of a naked bodies.
Dan masks are a part of African art, and they are famous around the world as the classic African mask. The Dan masks are craved from wood into images of the human face style called “idealized realism” and “classicism.” The mask ranges from likeness of a person to the ridiculous looking masks. …show more content…
First of all, Dan masks were only worn by men in the African culture, and hidden from women, but in the painting the women are wearing the masks. Secondly, the Dan masks are meant to worn with an extreme outfit covering their entire body, but the women in the painting have their bodies exposed. I believe the Dan masks were worn in a celebratory manner to add happiness, and pleasure to their life, while the women in this painting are wearing the masks to hide their face from the world around them. I also believe the women were the masks for protection in their dangerous line of