certain point in an artist’s life‚ or it could be as complicated as the political events taking place around an artist. Some artworks have multiple influences on them. Guernica‚ an internationally recognized anti-war symbol designed and painted by Pablo Picasso‚ was produced in response to the immense devastation‚ chaos‚ and disgust of the Spanish Civil War‚ or more specifically the German bombing of Guernica‚ Spain‚ as well as traditional yet iconic aspects of Spanish culture‚ like bullfighting.
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Factory‚ Horta de Ebbo (oil on canvas‚ 1909) Philadelphia Museum of Art Cubism was a truly revolutionary style of modern art developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braques. It was the first style of abstract art which evolved at the beginning of the 20th century in response to a world that was changing with unprecedented speed. In the four decades from 1870-1910‚ western society witnessed more technological progress than in the previous four centuries. Picasso and Braque
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Pablo Picasso’s Surrealism Surrealism was a movement that began in the early part of 1920s. Surrealism‚ unlike other art forms‚ can be characterized by “fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter.” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). In a sense‚ it wouldn’t make much sense to the naked eye‚ as the paintings do not appear like a normal object that we see in our day to day life. Rather it creates strange and illogical creatures out of everyday objects. Picasso was a great artist
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schools (normally private schools) that dedicate exclusive time to prepare their students for this exam‚ leaving behind other important subjects. This situation leads us to a third negative characteristic of our university admission process. In Chile exists the business of something similar to pre-colleges. Here‚ the ones who can afford these classes are taught the mechanism of PSU. And in concequence‚ they are the more prepared to take the exam than the ones who were not able to pay for extra
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One of the most famous paintings by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso is a mural-sized oil painting on canvas titled Guernica. The painting is Picasso’s horrified reaction to the aerial bombing of civilians populating the Spanish city of Guernica. The work is a contemporary depiction of overwhelming anguish suffered by innocents at the devastating hand of war. The piece was commissioned in 1937 by the Spanish Republican government for the Spanish Pavilion at the upcoming World’s Fair in Paris‚ and was
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By Night in Chile‚ showcases his disliking of literary critics as well as showcases life in Chile at the time through the plot and characters of his novel. Through the narrator‚ Sebastián Urrutia Lacroix‚ a man who takes on both the role of a priest and a literary critic‚ Bolaño demonstrates just how contradicting
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courageous‚ powerful‚ or even a role model. Although the words used to describe a hero may not differ‚ what each person views as a hero can be. The illustration of a hero varies by person‚ but there was one man who was a hero in the eyes of many. Pablo Escobar was a hero to the poor. Escobar gave hope‚ money‚ and jobs to his people. Escobar‚ the famous drug lord‚ started his criminal career at a young age. He was born into poverty and found several illegal ways to make an income. He then became
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The Life of the Notorious Pablo Escobar Pablo Escobar‚ the notorious drug lord‚ had a very diverse life. From the early days of his childhood Pablo had always been an ambitious child. His full name is Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. He was born on December 1‚ 1949 in Rionegro‚ Antioquia‚ Colombia (“Pablo”). His mother‚ Hermilda de los Dolores Gaviria Berrío‚ was a teacher and his father‚ Abel de Jesus Escobar Echeverri‚ was a farmer. At a young age Pablo’s father left his mother alone with seven
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Pablo Escobar Born into a modest middle class family‚ a father who was a farmer and a mother who was an elementary school teacher‚ Pablo was the third born of nine children. Pablo strived and was driven to succeed by all costs. As a young child Pablo hoped to one day become President of Columbia. However‚ Pablo fell in with the wrong crowd where his drive and determination to achieve great success was exploited and turned into money driven criminal acts. Soon the Pablo Escobar of humble beginnings
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Pablo Vicario‚ twin brother of Pedro Vicario‚ plays a key role in “Chronicle of a Death Foretold”‚ for he is one of the murderers of Santiago Nasar. His sister‚ Angela Vicario‚ told Pablo and Pedro‚ on the night of her wedding‚ that Santiago Nasar had taken her virginity. The twins were now enraged and they both agreed that the honorable thing to do was to kill Santiago‚ as a woman losing her virginity before marriage was considered a disgrace. Pedro had originally concocted the idea of murdering
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