Guernica is painted by Pablo Picasso in his signature ‘cubist’ style in 1937. It Depicts the Basque town of Guernica while the bombs were being dropped on it, and the pain and suffering that it caused. It is painted in monochromatic greys to produce a reportage quality as if in a newspaper or a photo. It may have also been done to create dramatic intensity, a visual energy of jagged movement. This work shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, in particular innocent civilians. This work has become a perpetual reminder of the horrors of war and has become a renowned anti-war symbol. This work contains a sense of confusion, represented by the visual chaos and complexity of the artwork.
Guernica is a town in the province of Biscay in Basque Country. During the Spanish Civil War, it was the northern bastion of the Republican resistance movement and also was regarded at the epicentre of Basque culture, adding significance to it as a target. The Spanish Republicans were made up of multiple factions with different aims and approaches to government but with one common enemy, the Spanish Nationalists. The nationalists wanted a return to the old Spain which was based on law, order and traditional Catholic …show more content…
After this atrocity took place Picasso was notified of what had gone on in his country of origin and sympathetic to the republican government of his homeland also horrified by the reports of devastation and death, he deserted his original idea and instead began working on Guernica. It was his response and memorial to the massacre, Guernica was painted by Picasso as an anti-war statement in an attempt to bring attention to what was happening during the Spanish civil war, when it was released at the Fair’s Spanish Pavilion it shocked the world into confronting the suffering of the Spanish
Guernica is a town in the province of Biscay in Basque Country. During the Spanish Civil War, it was the northern bastion of the Republican resistance movement and also was regarded at the epicentre of Basque culture, adding significance to it as a target. The Spanish Republicans were made up of multiple factions with different aims and approaches to government but with one common enemy, the Spanish Nationalists. The nationalists wanted a return to the old Spain which was based on law, order and traditional Catholic …show more content…
After this atrocity took place Picasso was notified of what had gone on in his country of origin and sympathetic to the republican government of his homeland also horrified by the reports of devastation and death, he deserted his original idea and instead began working on Guernica. It was his response and memorial to the massacre, Guernica was painted by Picasso as an anti-war statement in an attempt to bring attention to what was happening during the Spanish civil war, when it was released at the Fair’s Spanish Pavilion it shocked the world into confronting the suffering of the Spanish