During my visit to the MOMA Museum, the painting that caught my attention was the one called “Man with a Guitar” by Georges Braque. He was a French painter born in May 1882 and died in August 1963. Some of his most important contributions were related to the Cubism movement. This work I selected is very intriguing, he used light and dark shadows and a range of grey, yellow, brown, black and white tones. Some shapes are visible such as triangles and lines and some curved lines. At first, I was impressed by the tones and shapes but it took me a while to see the man with a guitar. I consider this work complete breaks the traditional forms by complicating reality and giving the viewer a chance to experiment with the eye. It makes you question the tittle, because the first thing you want to look for is for the actual man playing the instrument. However, as a modernist pioneer, he makes his painting very abstract. This work is related to the Cubism movement which is commonly known for the use of geometric forms in order to depict different points of view and dimensions. His work is related to that of Pablo Picasso.
Lady, This is a great example of Modernism in Visual Art. Like his fellow cubist, Picasso, Braque is experimenting with different ways to represent three dimensional objects on the flat surface of the canvas. Through his rendering, even though we have to work to perceive the man and the guitar, we understand that Braque is capturing something that is three dimensional. I also appreciate the energy of this painting, the sense that something is happening within it.