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Name ID number Course title Code Guernica (1937) is a famous painting by Picasso. It was one of the most famous paintings of all times who interpretation is widely looked at by many artists. The work of Pablo Picasso remains a mystery to many wondering what Guernica is? What does it mean? Guernica is a central city located in the north of Spain the homeland of Picasso. In early 1937 the town if Guernica was bombed by the military while trying their new weapon. Pablo Picasso expatriated to Paris and didn’t return to Spain. The attack was carried on 26th April 1937 and the news of Academic Search Premier. “Guernica.” (1999). Guernica: testimony of war. Treasures of the World PBS Online. Retrieved November 30 2007 from www.pbs.org Ray B. (2006). Analyzing political art to get at historical fact: Guernica and the Spanish Civil War. Social Studies 97(4) 168-171. Retrieved December 1 2007 from Academic Search Premier. (Picasso’s Life). Picasso.com 18 Oct 2011. Web. <www.picasso.com Guernica: Testimony of War. Treasures of the World. 18 Oct 2011. Web. < www.pbs.org Cantelupe Eugene. “Picasso’s Guernica.” Art Journal 31.1 (1971): 18-21. Held Jutta and Alex Potts. “How Do the Political Effects of Pictures Come About? the Case of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’.” Oxford Art Journal 11.1 (1988): 33-39. [...]
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Write a 500 word double spaced paper on Guernica by Picasso. Use the movie, library and online research to assist you with this paper. Structure the paper as follows: Introduce Guernica and give a brief history of the work and why he painted it. Next, talk about the formal and conceptual part of the painting and answer the following questions: Why do you think Picasso chose the color, lines and shapes that he did? How do these visual elements contribute to the strength of the political message? What figures did he include and how did he depict them? (for example, why include a mother and child? a dying soldier? a horse? a bull?) How might these figures be symbolic to Picasso both personally and politically? Lastly, talk about the reaction of the work personally and regarding his contemporaries: (I am international student What did Picasso's contemporaries say about Guernica? How does the painting make you feel?
Subject Area: Arts
Document Type: Research Paper
