There are a lot of emotions that I believe are associated with this engraving, not just for me as a viewer but I imagine for the maker as well. The first I feel is fear, and I imagine this is a common and purposeful theme to the picture, as well as a sense of urgency. The Knight is riding through a valley on a horse with Death right next time him holding an hour glass. That hour glass, I believe, is there to symbolize that there is an end to the Knight’s life and that he will not live forever. There is…
terrific job painting Guernica, the harsh Spanish Civil War that happened in year 1936-1939. Showing the…
While the artist is the only one who can understand their work to the fullest, this painting seems to depict war and death more than anything. The painting depicts a ghostlike figure wearing a gas mask. He appears to have slain a multitude of sorrowful-looking people, with a dove sticking out of the edge of his scimitar. One might assume that this painting would evoke a sense of fear in people who look at it.…
Pablo Picasso was a renowned 20th century Spanish artist. One of his most famous works, Guernica, was created to be the centerpiece for the Spanish Pavilion of the 1937 World's Fair. This painting is a powerful political statement and expresses without words the devastation of war. Picasso’s inspiration was the 1937 bombing of Guernica, Spain by the Nazi’s. Guernica depicts the horrific consequences of war and how effected those involved are, especially the innocents. Though the painting received poor reviews from the Germans and Soviets, a German fair guide stated that the painting was "a hodgepodge of body parts that any four-year-old could have painted…” I find it to be extremely meaningful. Guernica is a symbolic representation of the ruin…
Located on pages 1062-1063 of the 4th Edition (Volume II) of our textbook -Art History- are five paragraphs of commentary on Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica,” perhaps his most well known painting. In those five paragraphs, Stokstad and Cothern offer a fairly accurate and concise description of the historical events leading to the creation of the masterwork and a description of some of the imagery depicted in the painting itself. Unfortunately, Stokstad and Cothern do not offer any insight as to the legacy of the painting. Nor do they offer any examples of how the images contained in the painting have been utilized for contemporary purposes.…
The first reaction of the "Guernica" by Picasso is one of mayhem, destruction, lost souls and death. The entire painting is dark with cool colours and no sign of warmth. There are scattered distorted figures not exactly looking like humans but many figures taking the human form with faces in obvious confusion. The piece is representational and has asymmetrical balance. The visual elements are used very efficiently in respect to lines and colour. The curvature contrasted along with the use of jagged lines helps create the chaotic feeling produced even in the midst of such cool and warm colours. There is a lot of overlapping figures and not much space between any, but the shading around helps create the feeling of space. There are implied lines within the shading. The artist likely used a limited palette for this painting. The positive shapes are the lightest of the painting and the negative shapes are the darkest and sometimes even empty shapes.…
Picasso draw the Guernica, as an anti-war message, and so it could represent a lot of things. Any war, or terrorist attack that cause millions innocent people die, could be related to this drawing…
There are four paintings that I want to show and analysis. Tow of them from ancient China, and the other two paintings from the Western imperial portraiture. Firstly, look at this painting. This painting is part of The Thirteen Emperors, which is collected in Museum of Fine Art Boston.…
Pablo Picasso was one of the twentieth century’s most famous artists. Picasso was born in Spain in 1881 and died in South France aged 92. During his life time Picasso had an enormous impact on the Western Art world. Guernica is a grey, black and white painting which reaches 3.5 meters tall and 7.8 meters wide. The painting shows images of people and animals suffering as well as buildings destroyed by the violence and chaos. The painting is depicted within a room where there are animals and people all over the place, at an open end on the left a bull can be seen standing over a woman who is grieving over a lost child. The centre of the painting is occupied by a horse that is falling as it has just been struck. Picasso’s art work Guernica is one of the most well-known artworks he has completed; created in 1937 this picture depicts an image responding to the bombing of Guernica by the Germans and Italians during the Spanish Civil War. Throughout the work of Guernica we see images which connect Picasso to his homeland, Spain. One of Spain’s most well known icons is the use of the bull; the bull is seen as a brave animal and is used often as a symbol of struggle, courage and victory. Bulls have been seen throughout a number of Picasso’s works as they have close relations to his past, since his…
It is certain to say that Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous and influential artist of the twentieth century. Many of his paintings have deep meaning to them, but the painting Guernica was one of his work that really stood out - to me, at least. The painting was inspired by the bombing of German and Italian forces on the Spanish Basque town called Guernica. The factors in it can symbolize many things and people will have different interpretations on it, but two factors that are boldly present in the artwork and that are controversial between many critics are the bull and the horse. These two elements of the painting have numerous perspectives from many different critics. Also, the absence of critical elements in the painting to the bombing of Guernica plays an important role of how people perceive this painting.…
Picasso painted Guernica in 1937 as his homeland Spain was being torn apart by a bloody civil war. He was living in Paris at the time, and was commissioned by the Spanish Government to create an entry for the world Exposition. Picasso was having little success coming up with inspiration, but that all changed when he was made aware of the horrific bombing of a small village in Northern Spain – called Guernica. Late afternoon on Monday the 26th April 1937, Nazi and Italian warplanes used Guernica for bombing practice at the urging of the Spanish Fascist’s. As most of the town’s men were away fighting in the civil war, women and children were the main victims of this ruthless attack, which left more than 1,600 people…
“Guernica” is one of the most well-known paintings in the world. It was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1937. The painting itself measures 11ftx 26.5ft. “Guernica” depicts the bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica during the Spanish civil war. The whole thing is done in a cubist style not surprising since Picasso is known for his cubism. In the painting there are people and animals alike all of them in pain and or suffering. “Guernica” is also filled with symbolism that Picasso incorporated into it, and hidden messages. The painting is also colorless it only uses black, white and, gray.…
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Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" is a massive painting made as a protest to war and violence by depicting their true horrors. The Spanish civil war of 1936 was fought between the democratic Republican government and the fascist forces that sought to overthrow the former. The village of Guernica, which was occupied exclusively by civilians and had absolutely no tactical advantage for either side whatsoever, was bombed in a training exercise by the Nazi German air force of Adolf Hitler, who supported the Spanish fascists. Most of the city was destroyed in the ensuing disaster and approximately 1600 innocent people were injured or killed. Upon hearing of the disaster, Pablo Picasso turned what should have been a casual painting for a celebration of technology into a horrifying depiction of the suffering in Guernica.…
When comparing the two paintings "Guernica" and "Les Demoiselles" by Picasso, there are several distinctly noticeable differences. Notably, the most distinct difference between the two paintings is Picasso's use of color in "Les Demoiselles" as opposed to the predominant use of black and white in the painting "Guernica". Both paintings are obviously abstract in their style, yet "Les Demoiselles" displays the use of color much more drastically than in "Guernica". Each piece of the painting seems to be connected to the other by a contrasting line or color of some sort.…