Cubism

Ted Nash explored cubism and the four sides of a square through the idea of fourths in this composition. For example, four musical chords are repeated in this work.

Cubism is described as one of the most influential art movements of the 20th century with artists of the genre breaking ground in their attempts to show the world through two-dimensional geometric shapes or planes.

Matisse coined the name Cubism as a derisive joke.

A few recall that, in 1908, he [Matisse] inspired the coinage of the term “cubism,” in disparagement of a movement that would eclipse his leading influence on the Parisian avant-garde.