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Guernica , 1937 by Pablo Picasso

Guernica , 1937 by Pablo Picasso. Shannon Frost and Mary Catherine Taylor August 12, 1999. Pablo Picasso. Born in Spain Known as the most famous artist of the 20th century Lived from 1881-1973 Pablo Picasso is considered a Modernist in terms of art history . Guernica.

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Guernica , 1937 by Pablo Picasso

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  1. Guernica, 1937 by Pablo Picasso Shannon Frost and Mary Catherine Taylor August 12, 1999

  2. Pablo Picasso • Born in Spain • Known as the most famous artist of the 20th century • Lived from 1881-1973 • Pablo Picasso is considered a Modernist in terms of art history

  3. Guernica

  4. Historical Context of Guernica, 1937 • Commissioned by the Spanish Republican Government to create a mural • The Spanish Civil War broke out July 18, 1937 • The massacre of the village Guernica became the image for the mural

  5. Biographical Context: Why the Spanish Civil War Affected Picasso? • Picasso was a Spaniard with strong populist beliefs • He was moved by the tragedy of the war

  6. Aesthetic Analysis of Guernica • Elements • Line • Shape / Form • Space • Texture • Value • Color • Arrangement of the elements

  7. Lines • Thin lines • Mechanical Lines • Organic lines • Fine point instrument • Asymmetrical • Not drawn to scale • Horizontal, vertical, and curved lines

  8. Shape and Form • Triangles • Ovals • Rectangles • Square • Circles

  9. Space • Two-dimensional perspective

  10. Texture • Combination • Some objects appear smooth, no brush strokes or scratch marks • Some objects appear rough

  11. Value • There is high contrast between light and dark in this work • There is no evidence of a light source because there are no shadows

  12. Color • Somber tones of gray • Charcoal • Black • White

  13. Shannon and Mary Catherine’s Critical Interpretation • Pain and despair • Abandonment of hope • Cubist in origin

  14. Critical Interpretation by Scholars • There is no hope depicted in the colors, figures, and complex symbolism • Bull is brutality and darkness • Horse represents the innocence of the civilian victims • The weeping woman is Picasso’s mistress, Dora

  15. Educational Interpretation • Lesson Plan • School Setting • Rational • Virginia Standards of Learning • Art Objectives

  16. Lesson Plan

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