Analysis Guernic Testimony Of War - 1555 Words

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 â€Å"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 Sofà ­a, 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†¦show more content†¦An anguished horse cries out in the center of the painting and off to the left, a bull looks stunned. A mother is visible, on the left, holding on to what appears to be a child, most certai nly hers, as she sobs over her lost one. This painting seems to be stationary with no constant movement. Being that all the figures overlap, no depth feeling is created by this painting. All the figures in this painting represent the people of Guernica that day, and the feeling they all have of the losses they encountered and the horror that is felt within. Looking at this piece of artwork gives me a sad and mourning type of feeling. When I look at this painting, one thing pops into my head and this instance is one we can all relate to in one way or another. The image or situation that this makes me think of is the attack on our World Trade Center. Seeing all the faces of the individuals in the painting turns into the faces of real individuals who were holding their loved ones, or who did feel the terror that had just happened. This painting can also be related to the things that happen each and every day in our lives. Between the men and women fighting our enemies, to even things that happen in our own streets. Someone may be feeling this type of sorrow at every given moment of the day. This work does not relate to any of my other studies, however. In my