Pablo Picasso- Guernica
I chose this because it was a reaction to the war that was going on during that time. I believe it was during world war 2. The painting includes a woman screaming, and a dead baby being held by a screaming mother. I feel like this whole painting depicts what it was like to live during the war and how devastating it was. I wouldn’t say it’s disturbing to view but it makes me feel uneasy. Also, the artist chose gray tones which makes it feel more uncanny.
When I look at this photo I can see alot is going on. Some of the charaters in photo look stressed, things are broken and just dont look good. I can image that This how some people felt inside that this is whats happening in the world.
Looking at this image you have to really take your time and look at every detail. I like this idea because it makes you actually want to picture together to understand it.
I could tell that war was described in this image. I loved that you noticed the grey color that was being used in this image which describes dead bodies. the color of Dead bodies turned blue after a few days which was extremely scary and means that people were thrown dead during the war for more than one day.
One of the really cool things about abstract art I think, is the longer you look at it the more things you notice and it can be interpreted by the viewer in so many different ways. Looking at this piece I can almost hear the panic it’s trying to portray in the scene. Because of the art style it almost off a ghostly vibe of people’s souls leaving their bodies especially with the color palette used.
Hi Nicolas,
This is such an interesting piece and I’ve never seen it before. I looked at it in depth and I also feel uneasy, it definitely depicts what it was like to live through that time/war. It’s cool that you mentioned the grey tones because I didn’t notice how important that is to the painting.