Pablo Picasso is a very well known artist of the 20th century and his work is still famous today. Picasso went through many time periods‚ but his most famous ones are the blue period‚ the rose period‚ and cubism. Pablo Picasso was born in Màlaga‚ Spain‚ in 1881. Picasso was raised by his mother Doña Maria and his father Don Josè Ruiz Blasco. Picasso’s father was an art teacher and started teaching him how to draw as a child. "By the time he was 13 years old‚ his skill level had surpassed his fathers"
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(The Open University‚ 2013‚ p. 76)‚ this essay will argue through close visual analysis from an art history point of view that Picasso’s Guernica can be seen as a form of protest. Furthermore‚ the essay will also argue that Guernica’s meaning has changed and it is now a symbol of peace whilst continuing to fulfil its purpose as a form of protest. Guernica is a large mural and an example of Synthetic Cubism painted by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Created using the medium of oil paint on canvas with a
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I believe that Picasso’s mural Guernica is Surrealism‚ Cubism‚ and Expressionism. However‚ before I get give my reason why let us look and understand what that mural is about. In Cubist artwork‚ objects are analyzed‚ broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form. By doing this‚ artists are able to use surreal views and expressions to show emotion and convey messages. So‚ in reality‚ I don’t think one can have Surrealism‚ Cubism‚ and Expressionism without each other. They are all a by-product of
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Guernica is primarily an anti war mural and a reminder of the tragedies of war. It offers a visual account of the chaotic and devastating impact of war during the Spanish Civil War. It was painted by the cubist Spanish artist‚ Pablo Ruiz Picasso in 1937. The name of the painting "Guernica" refers to a small country town located in the North of Spain which was bombed by the German Luftwaffe‚ under the direction of Adolf Hitler. The bombing was a trained mission designed to test the new weapons. The
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Juan Pablo Duarte Born on January 26‚ 1813 in Santo Domingo‚ Juan Pablo Duarte is considered one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic. In 1801‚ his parents left the Dominican Republic when Haitian troops‚ under the leadership of Toussaint L ’Ouverture‚ took control of Santo Domingo. They fled to Puerto Rico and resided there until the Spanish regained control of part of the country in the War of Reconquista in 1809. Duarte loved to learn
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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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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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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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