How do Cubist painters see the world? One of the answers can be found in “Violin and Glass” by Georges Braque. Braque was a French painter from the 20th century.
Like in the “Violin and Glass”, Cubist painters see the world from multiple perspectives. In this painting, the violin looks fragmented into some parts, so as the glass. Cubist painters are different from, for example, Renaissance artists who see objects only from one point of view, in a certain spot in space. Cubist painters open their view and capture the world from all sides, like from the front, back, bottom, edge, inside or outside.
Why do multiple perspectives matters? The Cubist painters never tell explicitly about their choice of multiple perspectives, but common contemporary art interpretation argues that multiple perspectives allow a more comprehensive world picture. It contains greater truth than in a single perspective.
If you feel that Braque’s painting feels similar to Picasso’s, you are not wrong. Both of them are the founders of cubism. They visited each other’s studio, discussed ideas, and challenged each other. In 1912, they created new elements in their paintings, such as a torn piece of newspaper, bottle, or glass and they turned the color from monochromatic to a more cheerful color. This new invention is named Synthetic Cubism.
One of the messages from Cubist is that “open your eyes and try to find the greater truth up!” If more people do it, it will reduce the violence needed as a way out of a problem.