Unlike Picasso and Braque, he began his compositions by establishing a group of abstract coordinates and then fitting subject matter into these constraints.
He once said that whereas "Cezanne made a cylinder out of a bottle […] I make a bottle out of a cylinder." Born José Victoriano González, he was the most successful member of Paris's Section d'Or group of artists, and pioneered the use of content-free collaged media. Unlike Picasso and Braque, he began his compositions by establishing a group of abstract coordinates and then fitting subject matter into these constraints. For ten points, name this synthetic cubist painter of dozens of violin- and guitar-containing scenes; Woman with a Basket; Portrait of Josette; and 1912's Homage to Picasso.
He once said that whereas "Cezanne made a cylinder out of a bottle […] I make a bottle out of a cylinder."
Juan {Gris} (accept José Victoriano {González} before it is mentioned)