Fernand Leger: Tubist Abstractionist of Machine Age Promulgated Pop Art Movement
Fernand Leger, in thought and deed, was a ground breaking artist. His tubist variations of cubism spiked with Machine Age abstractionism spawned highly recognizable idiosyncratic masterworks which fostered the Pop Art Movement. To better understand and appreciate Leger’s art, let us contemplate what he believed, as expressed in his own words: “The feat of superbly imitating a muscle, as Michelangelo did, or a face, as Raphael did, created neither progress nor a hierarchy in art….
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