Synthetic Cubism

The second phase of Cubism, known as Synthetic Cubism in 1912, emerged from a new technique of Papiers Collage begun by Georges Braque.
Pursued by Braque, Picasso and Juan Gris in Collaboration. Colour is extremely important, in pieces and shapes, they became larger and more decorative. Smooth and rough surfaces and contrasted with another, and frequently non-painted object like newspaper or tobacco wrappers.

Pablo Picasso

Still Life with Mandolin and Guitar (oil on canvas, 1924)

Interchanging lines, colours, patterns and textures,it switches from geometric to freehand, dark to light, positive to negative and plain to patterned, advance and recede in rhythms across the picture plain.