Art Analyis Guernica Picasso
On April 27th, 1937, unprecedented atrocities are perpetrated on behalf of Franco against the civilian population of a little Basque village of Guernica in northern Spain. ... Guernica burns for three days. ... Guernica, painted by Pablo Picasso in 1937, is a cubist work depicting the evils of war. It is clear that Picasso abhorred war, and all its aggregates. ... Using a monochromatic template, Picasso adds to this effect by creating an eerie and dark mood to reflect the tragedy of war. ... Picasso deliberately distorts the proportion of the animals and figures he has created. ... Picasso has drawn teeth-like figures on the hall to give it the appearance of a mouth.