Picasso - Cubism and Guernica

Art yr11 sem 1

Picasso (1881-1973)

Guernica size

3.49m × 7.76m

Guernica materials

rough jute canvas, oil paint,

Guernica technique

large scale depiction of event, monochrome colour scheme, patchy brushwork, 2D appearance

Guernica style

cubist - unrealistic, 2D, disjointed figures, chaotic composition

Guernica Bull

Indifferent brutality of fascists - civil war

Guernica dove

Has a crack of light in it - hope for peace

Horse

innocents of guernica - head held high still, but screaming

Flower on sword

Hope for resistance

human skull on horse nose

Death?