Visual Art/ Chapter III Essays - Visual Arts, Arts, Culture

Visual Art/ Chapter III 309 Words Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. There so many arts out there that does exactly that. I find Picasso to be one the artist that can translate life event through painting. The Guernica for example is a painting by Picasso that represent the war of Guernica. Guernica is a town in the province of Biscay in Basque Country. During the Spanish Civil War, it was regarded as the northern bastion of the Republican resistance movement and the epicenter of Basque culture, adding to its significance as a target. After the bombing, Picasso was made aware of what had gone on in his country of origin. At the time, he was working on a mural for the Paris Exhibition to be held in the summer of 1937, commissioned by the Spanish Republican government. He deserted his original idea and on 1 May 1937, began on Guernica Guernica is one of the most well-known painting in the world. It was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1937, the painting itself measures 11ft by 26.5 ft. Guernica represents the bombing of the Spanish civil war. The painting is also color less, he only uses black, white and gray. Picasso used several principle and element of art while painting Guernica. Most of the painting's emotional power comes from its overwhelming size. I find the painting to be interesting because it is a very influential painting. Guernica may not be Picasso's most famous work, but it is certainly his most powerful political statement. Picasso expressed his outraged against war with Guernica. It has since become the twentieth century's most powerful indictment against war, a painting that still feels intensely relevant today.