Guernica

Artworks have the capacity to express deep emotions and influence generations. A variety of art forms such as paintings, sculptures, architecture, music, literature, etcetera, have profoundly emphasized past cultures and contributed to present day. Numerous works of art, even from prehistoric times are able to inspire artists because they are everlasting imprints. Similar stylistic forms and structural designs are utilized by different artists due to their impacts on one another. Artists create…

hold significant values, some different and some the same. Two of the works I looked at were readymades by Marcel Duchamp; ‘Fountain’, created in 1917, and ‘L.H.O.O.Q.’ in 1919. My other selected work is one of Picasso’s most famous oil paintings, ‘Guernica’. Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ remains to be one of the most influential artworks of the 20th century. In order to challenge the boundaries between high and low art, Duchamp submitted a urinal that he removed from a bathroom to an open…

form but would distort it unlike cubism in which many of the subjects appear unrecognizable. Arguably Picasso’s greatest piece from this time period was “Guernica”, 1937. Guernica appears to be Picasso’s testament to the horrors of war, and features a minotaur and several human figures in different states of horror and dismay. When asked about Guernica Picasso said "It isn't up to the painter to define the symbols. Otherwise it would be better if he…

are some that look realistic. He is one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, and is known for co-founding the Cubist movement. His most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avigon and Guernica, a portayal of the Bombing of Guernica. Picasso had an extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a naturalistic manner through his childhood. Picasso's family was of middle-class background. His father was a painter who specialized in…

literary techniques, such as his manipulation of structure and dramatic change of tone. The poem describes the atrocities committed in the Spanish town of Guernica during the early Spanish Civil War and details Neruda’s objection to the Nationalist faction of the war. ‘I’m Explaining a Few Things’ is a blatantly critical response to the bombing of Guernica and is one in which Neruda denounces the Nationalist forces of Spain. Neruda introduces ‘I’m Explaining a Few Things’ by addressing the…

expressed his feelings by saying that the military caste was “plunging Spain into an ocean of misery and death”. One of his most notable paintings is “Guernica” painted for the 1937 World’s Fair in Paris, France. The painting was inspired by an incident in which Nazi German planes that were flying for Franco bombed the civilians living in the town of Guernica. In his painting Picasso depicts a wounded horse, a decapitated soldier,…

understanding and interpretation. Besides, it does not matter where it is in the world, art takes the same drive for innovating. This analysis will talk about two paintings in two different countries: “Dancing Mutants” by the Filipino artist Ocampo, and “Guernica” by Picasso, to explore the artists’ drive and mean of innovation, their meanings, as well as their impact back onto the society. These painting are suitable to be compared for their similarities. Superficially, both acquire abstract…

through each and every one of his works of art. Picasso attended many different fine art schools, spite the fact that he was a poor student; he displayed a prodigious talent for drawing/painting at a very young age. His most famous painting was “Guernica”. He painted this after…

many nations. It was a result of political innovations including Benito Mussolini’s Fascism, Adolf Hitler’s National Socialist German Worker’s (Nazi) Party and the resulting spawn of totalitarianism. Its predecessor events include the Bombing of Guernica, Rape of Nanking, appeasement of Hitler (Failure of the Munich Conference), and Germany’s emerging dominance. World War II was the most widespread war in history, affecting over one hundred million people, spanning over 30 countries (WC1). Its…

had done as much as 37,000 artwork, which includes 1885 oil paintings, 7089 sketches, 2000 prints, and 6121 lithographs. Picasso’s representative works are "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", "Kahn Weiler like" "bottle, glass and violin '', “Guernica”, and '' dove of peace." Picasso had four paintings in the list of the top 10 highest auction price paintings. In an opinion poll he had been overwhelmingly…