Art is a beautiful‚ common part of every culture around the world. It has existed for just about all of human history‚ and has told stories of societies‚ changes and events throughout time. There was one artist though‚ who impacted modern art with his work. This artist was Pablo Picasso. Born October 25‚ 1881 in Malaga‚ Spain‚ Picasso was a child prodigy in art. Picasso participated in the art community through his sculptures‚ prints‚ decorative art‚ writing‚ drawings‚ and above all‚ his paintings
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the 20th century and is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement. One of his most known artworks “Guernica” was created in 1937‚ oil on canvas‚ in response to the Spanish Civil War from the bombings of Guernica‚ depicting suffering people‚ animals‚ and buildings wrenched by violence and chaos. “Guernica” is a mural painted in black and white. Two of the dominant elements in “Guernica” are the bull and the horse‚ which are important characters in Spanish culture. These characters were also
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Picasso was arguably the most influential artist of the twentieth century. He had some degree of influence in all styles of painting which were used during his time‚ and was known and respected by almost every art enthusiast on the face of the planet. Pablo Picasso‚ born Pablo Ruiz Picasso‚ came into the world on the 25th of October 1881 in the southern Spanish town of Malaga. Pablo was an artist from early in his life - he was a child prodigy. He began his career as a classical painter. He painted
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world. The bombing of Guernica forced him to awaken his inner political activist. Picasso tended to avoid using his art to comment on specific political events‚ preferring instead to make more general statements about the human condition… notable exceptions…did respond to specific events‚ although frequently expressing his reactions through a metaphoric language of universal signs and symbols. (Robinson 479) Picasso’s early work was not politically charged like the painting Guernica. His work
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the Humanities (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ New Jeresy: Prentice Hall. Harris‚ Mark and Banton‚ Simon (1996) Picasso ’s "Secret" Guernica. Retrieved on July 31‚ 2010 from‚ http://web.org.uk/picasso/secret_guernica.html Mona Lisa. (1987). In The Encyclopaedia of the Renaissance. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/mheren/mona_lisa PBS (n.d.) Guernica: Testimony of War. Retrieved on July 31‚ 2010 from‚ http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/guernica_nav/main_guerfrm.html Renaissance
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reported the war against the Axis powers Japan‚ Germany and Italy on December 8‚ 1941. Were deliberate attacks on civilians during the Second World War act of terrorism? Yes it was‚ On April 26‚ 1937‚ German planes and diverse war planes struck Guernica‚ a town populace around seven thousand individual persons in northern Spain. This strike was a touch of the Spanish Civil War‚ battled just before World War II. The Spanish Republic was doing engaging revolts drove
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feelings & they also portray life by personal interpretation of reality through modification & distortion includes both deep despair & intense joy; imager may be dark & painful or bright & pleasurable Guernica a famous painting by Pablo Picasso done in 1937 depicts the Nazi German bombing of Guernica in Spain during the Spanish Civil War it’s black & white oil painting in mural style presents a scene of death‚ violence‚ brutality‚ suffering‚ & helpless w/o portraying their immediate causes
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In the medieval times‚ the word humanities * included the study of mathematics and the sciences meant studies distinct from mathematics and sciences included theology and related studies was not in use 2. Cave art reveals that art has a geographical connection * from the beginning‚ humans instinctively made revealing forms animals have been important in the development of values art is a sacred matter 3. A study of art reveals * values beauty ugliness
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century‚ Pablo Picasso had done 37000 artworks‚ which includes 1885 oil paintings‚ 7089 sketches‚ 2000 prints‚ and 6121 lithographs. Picasso’s representative works are "Les Demoiselles d’Avignon"‚ "Kahn Weiler like" "bottle‚ glass and violin ’’‚ “Guernica”‚ and ’’ dove of peace." Picasso had four paintings in the list of the top 10 highest auction price paintings. In an opinion poll he had been overwhelmingly elected to the greatest artist of the 20th century. And he is the first artist seen his works
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An inescapable vice of humanity is egocentric bias‚ as according to Ripley‚ ‘no one sees themselves in a bad light. This bias is conveyed to perfection through William Shakespeare‚ George Orwell and Pablo Picasso in Julius Caesar‚ Animal Farm and Guernica respectively where each protagonist presented is shown to act on behalf of their own agenda espousing the belief that their perspective is indeed the most desirable. Due to the complex nature of perspective‚ it is impossible to encapsulate the
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