“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
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Google 1K Essay: Pablo Picasso Colin Cameron 1/9/15 8th Cardinal Humanities Ms. Paulson Pablo Picasso said‚ “Painting is a blind man’s profession. He paints not what he sees but what he feels‚ (and) what he tells himself about what he has seen.” Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga‚ Spain on October 25th‚ 1881‚ but he spent most of his adult life in France. France has over 2‚000 miles of green and rugged coastline and Picasso was constantly inserting it into his artwork. The geography and culture both
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During the Spanish Civil War‚ a small Basque village was bombed by German troops. In April of 1937‚ Pablo Picasso paid tribute to the bombing by creating the painting‚ Guernica‚ which showed a horrible scene of corpses and disaster stricken community. In 1985‚ a replication of Guernica was donated to the United Nations headquarters in New York and was “hung outside in the Security Council chamber.” In February of 2003‚ councilmen gathered at the UN in order to hear US Secretary of State Colin Powell
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Critique 1 When considering the painting “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso we must first consider why the piece meets the criteria of an actual work of art. First‚ we define wether the piece was made by an artist and why this artist is accredited. This painting was done by Picasso‚ one of the most renowned painters of his time. When mentioning the art of painting‚ Picasso is the first name that comes to the forefront of many minds. All artists and people alike recognized and continue to recognize Picasso’s
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it is a concoction of various genres such as landscapes‚ scenes from daily life‚ portraiture and possibly still life’. Pablo Picasso’s Guernica has become what is now seen as one of the most powerful anti-war paintings of the century‚ ‘as one commentator puts it: “Picasso often stressed the need for the modern artist to be a visual kleptomaniac‚ and with Guernica he didn’t disappoint.” ’ After having the pleasure of seeing this outstanding piece myself at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid‚ it is immediately
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“Guernica”: Symbolism‚ Significance‚ and the Spanish Civil War “Guernica‚” painted by the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso in 1937‚ is a memorial of the bombing of the town of Guernica in Northern Spain by the Nazi’s during the Spanish Civil War (Petersen). The Spanish Civil War was an amalgamation of many different political factions into two opponents: The Republicans and the Nationalists. The Spanish Civil War‚ however‚ was not based solely on combative political ideologies. It was correspondingly
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BEN QUILTY Ben Quilty is an Australian artist producing rich visual images which have earned him a national reputation. Acclaimed as a portraitist‚ Quilty creates thickly impastoed canvases using vibrant coloursand broad brush strokes that build up layers of paint. He works in a wide range of genres‚ including portraits and still lifes‚ but also landscapes that reflect his fascination with Australianness‚ a passion which has its origins in Arthur Streeton’s edict that Australian artists should
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Picasso. The painting is a 25 ft. 6in. wide and 11 ft. 5in. tall and a mural-size canvas painted in oil‚ in which a palette of black‚ white‚ and gray were used. Gernika (Guernica) painting is based on the event happened on April 26th‚ 1937‚ when the German and Italian warplanes carried out a bombing attack on the Basque town of Guernica for approximately two hours‚ which was ordered
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The first painting in consideration is Picasso’s 1937 oil painting‚ “Guernica.” Picasso was commissioned by the Spanish republican government‚ to paint a piece for the 1937’s world fair. Picasso’s piece was the cubism work‚ Guernica‚ an anti-war painting in response to the bombings of Guernica the 26th of April 1937. Deciphering this piece is not an easy feat‚ the black and white and gray colors give off a gloomy feel‚ death and commotion are apparent in this painting. The space is compressed and
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Ernst Luly ART 1012 FMWA Agitprop! Assignment LABEL TEXT: Julius Block (American‚ born Germany‚ 1888-1966) The Lynching‚ 1932 Oil on Canvas Whitney Museum of American Art‚ New York According to the Brooklyn Museum’s website‚ Agitprop! is a combination of the terms agitate and propaganda. Based on my own observations‚ I was able to deduce the overall theme of Agitprop! as art that was used as a means of protest against various social and cultural issues. A wide range of issues is addressed
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