Teaching Artist: George Apotsos

Cubism threw out the rulebook and rebuilt the world in shapes, angles, and multiple perspectives. In this class, we'll dive into the movement through the work of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, learning how they deconstructed objects and reassembled them as intersecting planes and facets, revealing several points of view at once.
We'll start by exploring Cubist composition through mixed-media collage, working through form and fragmentation on a flat surface before building toward a 3-dimensional sculpture made from accessible, everyday materials. Inspired by Picasso's iconic 1912 cardboard Guitar, you'll construct your own multi-layered guitar collage from the ground up, arranging vibrant decorative papers, sheet music, and textures into a unified composition. In the process, you'll visually deconstruct musical imagery, play with spatial perspective, and pick up essential design and construction skills including composition layout, negative space management, templating, color contrast, and precision cutting and joining.
This is an adventurous, hands-on way to think like an artist and build like a sculptor. No experience needed — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and make something with your hands. Come see how taking something apart can be the best way to understand how it goes together.
Building materials will be provided. Decorative paper and specialty collage elements are the responsibility of the student.
A $33 material fee is included in the class price. For ages 18+.

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