A Journey: Making Art Is A Journey

A piece of art is not limited to a painting that captures a representation of imagery. Art is anything that stirs emotions in a person or makes them think, just like Marcel Duchamp accomplished in 1917 with one of his most famous pieces Fountain. Art can be anything that captures and represents the artists emotions, mental state, and personality with every brushstroke, and the usage of colors while also reflecting the mentality, thoughts, and major events that occur in a certain period, such as Picasso’s Guernica. To understand the message that the artist is trying to convey, one must look deeper than what is on the surface of the artwork, which is what I will do with this piece of art, scrutinizing its mysteries as well as its motives.

How does Pablo Picasso’s famous art “Guernica’ represents the history and society in his time?

Guernica is monochromatic to make its imagery more powerful. Lack of color keeps the viewer focused on the subject matter at hand, as well as keeping the mural cold, which agrees with its general theme of injustice in war. Also, Picasso’s flat imagery does not distract the viewer from concentrating on imagery. The viewer is given no other choice than to concentrate on the subject matter of Guernica and ponder it’s meaning. The flat, grayscale images generalize the imagery and contribute to the general theme of unnecessary suffering and tragedy.

It took him over two months to finish it, and it was displayedin the Spanish Pavilion in 1937. Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it imposesupon individuals, mainly innocent civilians, animals and buildings by violence and chaos. It’sbelieved to have helped bring worldwide attention to the Spanish Civil War. Some critics warnagainst trusting the political message in Guernica. Picasso said he painting exhibits brutality anddarkness. He also stated that the horse inthe painting represented the people ofGuernica. The painting was anindignation on what the war was doingto everyone. As the war went onPicasso’s paintings became more andextra sad and depressing. Death becamethe focus for many of his paintings. In the last years of his life, paintingbecame a fixation with Picasso, and he would date eachpicture with absolute precision, thus creating a vast amount of similar paintings. Picasso died atage 91 in April 1973, becoming one of the most famous and successful artist in history. Hiscareer spanned over a 78-year period, in which he created: 13,500 paintings, 100,000 prints andGuernica, 1937 by Pablo

In the painting known as Guernica, Picasso portrays a scene of endless violence, suffering, and of course death. When one looks at the painting of Guernica as a whole, one can see that there is a lot of conflict going on all at once in this painting. When breaking it down, first one might notice that in the top left hand corner of the painting there is a bull. The bull is a symbol for the Spanish rituals of bullfighting which than pertains to the nature of death from how all these bulls are killed in these fights to the death. Next, one can depict in the bottom left corner of the painting, a figure who is lying face up

Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century and co-founder of the Cubist movement, was a participant in Europe’s political discourse during most of the early 1900s. Picasso’s Guernica, one of his most powerful political statements, was painted as an immediate reaction to the Nazi’s casual bombing practice on the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Guernica, a mural-size canvas painted in blue, black, and white oil, shows tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. Picasso depicts turmoil, people and animals suffering, with building in disarray torn apart by violence and mayhem. With Guernica, Picasso establishes his identity and his strength as an artist when confronted with political authority and intolerable violence, especially in his native land. Interpretations of the symbolism of Guernica

My opinion on “Guernica” is very shaking it is an extravagant piece but does have some drawbacks on it. Some things that make this piece so good is the multitude of messages especially hidden ones. I’m also marveled at the thought and sophistication that went into making this. Picasso was definitely in my opinion one of the most intelligent artists there ever was. Some things that bring this piece down would be the cubist style. I do enjoy cubism but (going on to another drawback) it doesn’t fit with everything going on in the painting. It is too cramped for that style and this adds to the already menacing task of deciphering the painting. One last thing is Picasso’s lack of clarification it would definitely helped a little. All in all Guernica is definitely a great piece.

Critical Thinking: “Guernica” and the “Executions of the Third of May” Comparing and contrasting the two paintings, “Guernica” created by Pablo Picasso and “Executions of the Third of May” created by Franciso de Goya show some similarities between the paintings. The time period of which they were created is rather different. With “Guernica” being painted in 1937 and “Executions of the Third of May” being painted in 1808, one would argue that there could never be any similarities. Although they were created in such different times, they share some of the same meanings.

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Looking back on my first art response paper I was excited and nervous to be introduced to a new community. Before this semester, I never had the opportunity to be submerged in a community as diverse as Eagle Heights. After my first meeting with my community partner Jeff, I knew that I would be interacting with children from around the nation and world. However, I underestimated how challenged I would be by this factor. Throughout the eight art classes I held and the various volunteering I did throughout the semester, I was faced with overcoming language and cultural barriers. Though challenging at times, I am thankful that I was able to face these obstacles. I believe I was right to be nervous at the beginning of the semester. But, I was also correct in being excited for what the semester had to offer. Though my goals changed as the semester went on, I learned a great amount from my experience.

My trip to the Museum of Fine Arts with my family was quite amazing. We went through the art of the Americas, art of the ancient world of Egypt and Greek gems and jewelry arts of Europe and more. Even though I fell in love with so many pieces, I spotted a few that I consider as favorites. The “Seated Woman (Dora)”, 1938 by Pablo Picasso was one of my favorites at the exhibition. The artwork which is an Ink, gouache, and colored chalk on paper painting depicts Dora Maar seated in profile. The painting intrigued me because of the subject whom appears to be seated like a queen on a throne. Furthermore, it is interesting how the lines turn the picture into a fabric of webs and meshes.

I stood in a gymnasium with over 700 other art pieces on display. I can still feel my stomach drop in amazement when seeing my drawing hung up in a glass case with a huge best ­in ­show ribbon dangling from the side. It was the annual conference art competition, and my third year of participating. Additionally, it was an extremely proud moment for me knowing my hours of work and long nights without sleep had payed off. Taking first out of the whole competition marked a gratifying moment in my life. Reflecting over the past few years, I understood why making art is such a big part of me.

During the spring of my junior year, my sister and I were accepted into the summer art program at The Putney School. I was thrilled to be able to dedicate three weeks to improving my skills in my ideal classes, filmmaking and writing, but a switch in program sessions forced me to switch from writing into painting. Not only was I upset that I couldn’t take writing, but I was terrified about painting, especially at an art program.

The first piece of artwork I would like to talk about from Picasso is one that many people may be familiar with and has the name “Guernica”. This work was created in Picasso’s Paris studio in 1937 ("Guernica: Testimony of War”). This piece in an oil on canvas painting, and currently is on display at Spain’s national museum, Reina Sofía, a museum of modern art. The entire painting is twenty-five foot, five and three-quarter inches long and eleven foot, five and a half inches tall. This painting depicts a horror that happened in Guernica, Spain on April 28, 1937. The city was bombed for about three hours and no apparent reasoning was behind it. The painting has recognizable faces on many of the objects here. To the right of the painting

In January 1937, Pablo Picasso accepted the commission for a 25 foot long mural for the Spanish pavilion at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (Borja-Villel et al., 2010). This exposition was a creation of the Spanish Government in exile, at the time of the Civil War. Therefore it was imbued with political and diplomatic meanings and served as propaganda for the Republican Government (Borja-Villel et al., 2010). The subject matter of the painting is the attack on the Basque town of Guernica by German planes (Borja-Villel et al., 2010). However, this event per se is not what is highlighted in the painting. Picasso used this scene to demonstrate his personal rejection of war and, taking this further, to demonstrate to the world the costly struggle by the Spanish people in search for freedom (Borja-Villel et al., 2010; Corbin, 1999). As a result, Guernica became to be a worldwide icon for political protest (Kopper, 2014). The