The ancient Iberian sculpture from Spain, which was African art was what paved the way for Picasso to become well known for his technique of cubism, He incorporated simplified forms of the source into striking portraits. ... Picasso started this period of Cubism and his works took on a cube shaped abstract figure. ... Picasso also brought controversy to the art world while he lived in Paris during World War I and the Spanish Civil War, as he made gloomy paintings in an abstract style, many showing skulls. ...

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Cubism is a form of style that is used in painting and sculpture where square shapes are broken up, analyzed and then formed together in an abstract form. ... It is also stated that cubism is a kind of realism that is an abstract approach to realism in art which aims to depict the world as it is and not as it seems. ...

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Picassos" art changed radically around 1907, when he decided to incorporate some stylistic elements of African sculpture into his painting. ... Much like the futurists Constructivism sought an art that would be abstract yet easily understood. Their sculptures celebrated the material properties of objects, such as texture and shape. Construction is an additive process by which the artist combines ordinary materials such as metal and wood to construct sculptures. ...

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