The central lighting on the painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso, surrounded by the darker background and the figures with the darker grey values surrounding the edge of the painting. With this layout and coloration choice it brings a greater amount of focus to the scene. The Viewers eye is drawn to the light bulb and the shape of the light fixture. Which seems to be the a similar image to that of an “Eye of God”, casting a light on to the worlds horror. The light bulb itself being the pupil of “Gods Eye”, this light shines onto wounded horse could possibly symbolizes the impact on the countries defensive forces.
The degree to which the emotions on the figure and animals display an eye catching agony that draws the viewer in. Also, the triangular layout established by the laying dead man on the left and the arm directionality of the female figure on the right frame the triangles boarders. These triangular figures and shape edges relate to Harlequin figure in history is associated with death and the re-interpretation of the Devil in history, so for the purpose Picasso used the symbolism related to this, the five diamond shapes as a restatement of the death and destruction of lives displayed in Guernica. This could be Picasso's way of stating that the Devils hand played a role in pain and agony that rains over the faces of the people effected by the bombings in Spain.
The first diamond can be seen in the right side of the painting. Slightly on its side, the top point can be identified at the top of the painting with the sides going directly down the painting, following the ground, established by the lying arm and foot at the base of the piece, while the black vertical line completes the first of the symbol of the harlequin.
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... could represent the defeat of this Spanish Country by the horse, a symbol of Germany and Italians who bombed the country per the orders of the Spanish Nationalists. The person beneath the horse, appears to be a decapitated head and the flower symbolizing the last of nature, the only beauty to survive. This symbol reminds me of the photograph by Bernie Boston, Flower Girl, which depicts an man putting a flower into the gun of a solider during an anti-war protest. Perhaps this flower symbols something along the sames lines as being a statement agains the act of war. Also, this action seemed to be displayed as being futile, as it stands in the hands of the deceased. This same hand also holds another shape-You can see are that of the broken sword, a possible symbol of the defeat of the county, and the failure of the antiwar symbol he also holds in his defeated hands.
drawings, and photography. I found the painting’s depiction successfully showcased the sobering penalties of the cost in battle between French troops and Spanish civilians. Exploring the detail in the picture you can see that Goya’s utilized his technique to created a contrast of shades between light and dark that truly encapsulate the strong emotional intensity of the horrifying scenes, demonstating powerful elements with imagery . In the picture you are able to there are many aspects beginning
Wayne, transforms this painting into a three dimensional abstract piece of art. The focal point of the painting are the figures that look like letters and numbers that are in the front of the piece of art. This is where your eyes expend more time, also sometimes forgiving the background. The way the artist is trying to present this piece is showing happiness, excitement, and dreams. Happiness because he transmits with the bright colours. After probably 15 minutes on front of the painting I can feel that the artist tries to show his happiness, but in serene calm. The excitement that he presents with the letters, numbers and figures is a signal that he feels anxious about what the future is going to bring. Also in the way that the colors in the background are present he is showing that no matter how dark our day can be always will be light to
I found the photography piece “From the Road to Tepeyac,” by Alinka Echeverria intriguing. This photography piece was a man kneeling down with a sculpture tied to his back. The woman in the statue had a green flag with multiple stars draped around her. This woman appeared to be the Virgin Mary. Underneath the Virgin Mary was an angel with green, white and red wings. The colors on the flag around the Virgin Mary and the angel’s wings represent Mexico. Also, the stars on the flag present the repetition constructed in this photography piece. There is no physical line for the foreground; however, this piece directs the eye from one point to another by implication. When I first saw this photography piece, I questioned why the statue of the Virgin Mary and an angel were on the man’s back. I realized the Virgin Mary and ...
The black background contrast with the predominate colors of blue and red gives these colors intensity. The red and green are complementary colors that give the painting visual appeal. The green juxtapose above the blue and red gives the artwork color balance as well as implies a triangular shape. The triangular shape and pattern is repeated throughout the painting by; the bend of the flute player's elbow, the head and shoulders of the guitar player, the head and shoulders of the lady whose back is to the viewer, the body of the guitars and the location of the three right-most musicians
The artwork is very interesting as the painting is very detailed and have a strong sense of symbolism behind the center piece. The content of the Monument to Mignard can be looked at a grieving woman thinking about her husband on a platform of a monument. There is two cupids grieving to the left of the man and in front of the woman. One cupid sitting on the edge of the platform clutching a dead bird on its arm, symbolizing that there is death between the two lovers. The other cupid that is standing up crying holding its right hand against the side of the man, which symbolize that the man has passed away and not among the living. There is an angel looking down at the vicinity of the man, woman, and the two cupids. The angel himself could be the angel of death, which takes the dead to heaven. The painting takes place inside building that is probably around the roman era because of the perfect arches and their integration of the Greek Doric columns. There is a total of eight columns, four on each side that supports the arch in the upper middle par...
He also illustrates principles of design. If you were to place a vertical line on the picture plane the two sides would balance each other out. The painting can also be divided half horizontally by the implied divisional line above the horses head and the sword of the man who St. Dominic has brought back to life. Contour horizontal lines that give the expression that the dead man on the ground is sliding out of the picture plane, and dominate the bottom of the painting. On the top of the picture plane, behind the spectators is the brightest intermediate color, which is red orange that gives the impression of a sunrise.
· Chipp, Herschel B. Picasso's Guernica: History, Transformations, Meanings. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1988.
...retation of the painting some aspects were surprising to how dark and heavy hearted she could speak, she took an interesting perspective. However in her interpretative poem she found a perspective of the painting that connected with her. As she used every stroke of darkness painted into the canvas an opportunity to have it symbolize this darkness and evil that resides in the world. It told her story and her experience of a starry night. Similarly Van Gogh had used every stroke of light painted into the canvas to be a symbol of beauty, and a symbol of his fascination of the night sky and its illuminating lights. He uses swift movements of his brush to depict a sky that seem to be able to sweep the mind away from the frustrations of this world in to the dreamy night light. A single painting worth a million words tells many stories through every perspective.
images in this painting, all of which have the power to symbolize to us, the viewer, of the painter’s
Picasso would go through various periods throughout his career during his creation of this painting he was in his, Rose Period. During this time his styling of painting would change in color. As well in line quality, some say that this painting foreshadow his Cubism movement through his use of lines. For this painting his style would became more expressive and his using in warmer colors increased. The line quality would also form a change in its appearance.
It marks a point in time, where Picasso that took art by the hand and turned it around by 108 degrees. The art work shows five naked women, without a recognizable background. They are all making different poses, almost as if they were leaning against a wall. Some of the women have very abstracted faces, one of them looks as if she was wearing a mask. It portrays Picassos interest with African sculpture, and how he incorporated it into his passion for art. The way the women are drawn, with their bodies having sharp edges, shows how Picasso was starting to evolve the new style of cubism. It took Picasso months of revision to finally show this work in
...hese repeated vertical lines contrast firmly with a horizontal line that divides the canvas almost exactly in half. The background, upper portion of the canvas, seems unchanging and flat, whereas the foreground and middle ground of the painting have a lot of depth to them.
Color is used to draw attention to important characters and objects in the painting. The red of Mary’s shirt emphasizes her place as the main figure. A bright, yellow cloud floating above the room symbolizes the joy of the angelic figures. De Zurbaran uses warm colors in the foreground. The room, used as the background for the scene, is painted in dark colors utilizing different hues of gray and brown.
middle of paper ... ... Guernica is blue, black and white, 3.5 meters (11 ft) tall and 7.8 meters (25.6 ft) wide, a mural-size canvas painted in oil. This painting can be seen in the Museo Reina Sofa in Madrid”. Guernica is an enormous reminder of the disasters that a war causes.
The similarities are striking. This is probably due, in no small part, to the inspiration for both works. Picasso and Eliot shared a common inspiration for their masterpieces the atrocities of war. Guernica was a response by Picasso to the German Luftwaffe's bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. During this 1937 attack hundreds of civilians were killed.