![]() He has fragmented the whole image into tiny flat geometric shapes so the edges of the objects are less clear Although the shape of the mandora (a stringed instrument similar to a lute) is fairly clear, and if we look closely we can make out a bottle behind it, there is very little difference between the way Braque has painted the objects and the space around them.This painting can be seen today in the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid.įor a detailed explanation of Picasso's Guernica please take time to watch the video below which does go for about 13 minutes so get yourself a cup of coffee or tea and settle down to learn about one of the world's greatest paintings created by one of the world's greatest artists.Ī very warm welcome to our newest subscriber Philippe in France who has joined the AnArt4Life online blog community. Follow this the painting was sent on a touring exhibition to raise funds for Spanish war relief. When completed, the painting Guernica was exhibited at the Spanish display at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (Paris International Exposition) in the 1937 World's Fair in Paris. The following images show the painting in development and the finished hanging work. You might like to read this article on the Pablo Picasso website, which lists 10 interesting facts about Guernica and discusses it's interpretation in some detail. This extends, for example, to the mural's two dominant elements: the bull and the horse, both of which are so important in Spanish life, work and culture. Interpretations of Guernica vary widely and contradict one another. Guernica is 3.5 meters (11 ft) tall and 7.8 meters (25.6 ft) wide, so it is a mural-size canvas painted in oil. It is a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace. It is still held to be an iconic painting today because it shines a spotlight on the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. Guernica was Picasso's strong statement of rage at the event. The day of the bombing was the 26 April 1937 and hundreds of civilians were killed and injured. It was bombed by Nazi German and Fascist Italian warplanes at the request of the Spanish Nationalist during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso has used a palette of grey, black and white in the painting which was created in response to the bombing of Guernica, a Basque Country village in northern Spain. Here is a video explaining the relationship between Picasso and Cubism.Īnd now let us move on to examine Guernica, painted in 1937. Bottle of Vieux Marc, Glass, Guitar and Newspaper, 1913 by Picasso. The majority of Picasso’s works of Cubism are paintings but he also created etchings, lithographs and linocuts in the style of Cubism. Notice that in both these paintings (above) it is the centre that is in focus and the forms become more diffused towards the edges. Credit: "Portrait of Ambroise Vollard" by Picasso. ![]() "Girl with a Mandolin (Fanny Tellier)" by Pablo Picasso, 1910. But first, a look at a couple of Picasso's paintings, so typical of his style. But face him we must as Picasso's Guernica is considered by many to be one of the greatest paintings about war ever made. ![]() Recently we introduced an overview of Cubism as part of the Modern Art Movement but I've been skirting around Pablo Picasso because I'm nervous I can't do him justice as one of the founding fathers of cubism.
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