fernad l'eger

he was one of the original cubists, born 1881. his mature paintings was concentrated on the human figure. at this point in time Paris was seen as the focus point, where any artist would want to visit or relocate to to push his own goals and boundaries as he see's art. there was numerous art styles at this time such as fauvism, post impressionism and art nouveau. there was many famous artists working at this time, such as Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, who would effect the entire history of modern art. Leger, born 1881, moved to Paris in 1900's where he worked as an architectural draftsman. during this point in time he was influenced by Henri Matisse and Paul Cezanne, and became good friends with the artist Henri Rousseau. 1906 he devoted himself to painting, and in 1910 slowly his art style changed to cubism. Leger's early works reflects most of the basic outcomes of cubist art work. flattening the 3D object so you see all sides of the object from one angle, bringing every possible angle to the front.