Blog Post #3: Picasso
The atmosphere of the picture, “Guernica” (1937) is sadness and sorrow. It makes me feel this way because the looks of the faces in the image. I can decipher out of the image a bull, horse, and people. The subject could be something with the toughness of the bull and the sad looks of the people could rely something about a war, perhaps. I think the content and form of the Guernica is an abstract portrait. The artist uses lines and shapes to render the images, such as pointing our attention to the major pieces of the painting. The personal context of why the artist chose to paint this image might have been a war or fighting around him at the time caused inspiration to have him paint this portrait of Guernica. The images of the bull, horse and people stand out to me the most. I like how the artist uses other objects in the image to create another object in the painting. What I dislike about the painting is that the artist only used black and white colors. The artist might have caught more attention to certain objects in the image, if he wished to include other colors. I think this is an effective anti-war message to the public at the time because the artist captured the feelings that surrounded the painting: e.g. sadness, the aftermath of a war, etc.
I completely agree with you on the fact that Picasso had many unique pieces in this art. The whole painting of it really does go beyond that of enforcing the reality of his present time. It really does exhibit the neutral yet bold emotion with the black an white. In which I believe was one his points . It didn't matter what and who the attention came from. What mattered was the display through the symbolism of the people, animals and objects. Which in conclusion, explains why this painting has been so effective.
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