THE IMPACT OF THE GUERRANICA TABLE
Introduction
Guernica is a highly valued and important work by Pablo Picasso, as mentioned before, he had inspiration for the bombing of that city. (Imaginary, Guernica Table of Pablo Picasso, S.F.) It is a large paint, to be exact there are 7.77 meters wide and 3.49 meters long;The technique with which this painting is painted is oil on gray scale canvas which is characterized by its absence of color, since this would better emphasize the brutality of the event. (Flowers).
Developing
This great masterpiece consists of 9 characters which are: a man, a bulb, a bird or dove, a bull, a horse and four women. (Imaginary, Guernica Table of Pablo Picasso, S.F.) In the painting we see that man is thrown, apparently with the mutilated arm holding a fragmented sword and at the same time a flower which gives us the feeling of hope that there is a war. (Eukenes).
On the lamp it resembles one eye with a contour similar to the sun, this character gives us the idea of the technological advance that was shown when using bombs in that city. (WordPress, S.F.) On the dove, an interpretation has been acquired that suggests the breakdown of peace, since if we see in detail we will realize that it is fragmented by the shape of its peak, the target that only highlights a part of its body and the wingtilted down (eukenes).
What we should know about the bull, it is seen that he is the only one who looks directly to the observer, is considered a symbol of the brutality of the events caused in Guernica. On the horse we see that it has been crossed by a spear, its legs are unbalanced so the shape of its body is not so notorious, Picasso mentioned that the character represented Franco’s Spain (Telesur).
conclusion
About the meaning of the four women, each one has a different quality for example the woman who sustains her son symbolizes piety, the woman and the woman on fire, symbolize the cruelty of the war and finally the woman with the lampAnd the lost look represents a metaphor about what remains of the Republic (Telesur). Concluding this chapter, Guernica, Pablo Picasso’s painting, represents one of the most scary stories in Spain.
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