Cubism and Rondocubism

The term Cubism, which was first coined in Paris by art critic Louis Vauxcelles after seeing a strange and startling exhibition by Georges Braque in November of 1908, can be described simply as having elements of geometric schemas and cubes. Cubism went hand in hand with other art movements such as Futurism and Expressionism, but the architectural realm was explored more by Cubist and Rondocubist artists in the Czech lands. And it is here where you can still see Cubist and Rondocubist architecture and even a complete Cubist interior in the House at the Black Madonna in Prague. The famous Czech group included the painters Emil Filla, Antonin Prochazka, Josef Capek, the architects Pavel Janak, Josef Gocar, Josef Chochol, Vlastislav Hofman, the writer Karel Capek, and the sculptor Otto Gutfreund. The Cubist and Rondocubist artists produced everything from buildings and paintings to one famous lamp post, ceramics and more. This artistic group surely left the Czech Republic with an interesting architectural and artistic legacy.