Research Paper On Guernica
Pablo Picasso’s painting Guernica is a true Masterpiece; he conceived/developed the idea of Guernica and resolved all issues with the finished product in 1937, during the bombing of a little Basque village named Guernica in Northern Spain. This world of unprecedented atrocities was the major influence on Picasso. He used techniques and innovations such as newspaper, dismantling traditional forms (marking the beginning of cubism), using sharp edges and the black and grey tones to focus the viewer’s eye on what is actually occurring in the painting.
From the way Pablo Picasso’s conceived and developed the ideas of Guernica is what makes the painting a masterpiece. It represents the soul and spirit of Picasso. He used this painting to depict …show more content…
It illustrates the suffering of people, animals and building that are overwhelmed by chaos and violence. The image we receive from Guernica is that of a bull with a wide eye that is standing over the form of women who it appears is grieving over the child in her arms, which is presumably dead. A horse that is seen to be in agony due to the spear in its side is filling the center of the painting. Underneath the horse it is evident that it’s rider has been killed and seemingly dismembered, we can see in his hand a sword that has been shattered, from which a flower is growing. Above the horse’s figure is a light bulb that is seen to be in the form of an eye, which represents the sun and all the figures appear to be reaching out towards it, as if it is their salvation from the slaughter. In the right side of the painting we see the image of a female figure, who seems scared to be witnessing the pain and suffering before her. Directly below the floating women, another women is pictured but instead of being scared she is simply staring blankly into the blazing light bulb. We can see on the dismembered soldiers outstretched hand the image of a stigmata, which represents Jesus Christ’s dying on the cross.
The interpretation received from Guernica is that Picasso uses the grey, black and white colour scheme to set a sad mood and express the chaos and pain
From the way Pablo Picasso’s conceived and developed the ideas of Guernica is what makes the painting a masterpiece. It represents the soul and spirit of Picasso. He used this painting to depict …show more content…
It illustrates the suffering of people, animals and building that are overwhelmed by chaos and violence. The image we receive from Guernica is that of a bull with a wide eye that is standing over the form of women who it appears is grieving over the child in her arms, which is presumably dead. A horse that is seen to be in agony due to the spear in its side is filling the center of the painting. Underneath the horse it is evident that it’s rider has been killed and seemingly dismembered, we can see in his hand a sword that has been shattered, from which a flower is growing. Above the horse’s figure is a light bulb that is seen to be in the form of an eye, which represents the sun and all the figures appear to be reaching out towards it, as if it is their salvation from the slaughter. In the right side of the painting we see the image of a female figure, who seems scared to be witnessing the pain and suffering before her. Directly below the floating women, another women is pictured but instead of being scared she is simply staring blankly into the blazing light bulb. We can see on the dismembered soldiers outstretched hand the image of a stigmata, which represents Jesus Christ’s dying on the cross.
The interpretation received from Guernica is that Picasso uses the grey, black and white colour scheme to set a sad mood and express the chaos and pain