Cubism began as an intellectual revolt against the artistic expression of previous eras. Specific elements were abandoned by the cubists that were the sensual appeal of paint, texture, and color subject matter with the emotional charge or mood, the play of light on form, movement, atmosphere, and the illusionism the proceed the form scientifically based perspective. In order to replace this, they employed an analytic system in which the three-dimensional subject was fragmented and redefined within a shallow plane or within several interlocking and often transparent plates