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| Picasso's Guernica (Source) |
Some people say that if you look carefully and long enough, you'd be able to piece out the various components of the painting and then, truly appreciate the essence of the painting. Well, I am in no position as to concur or to differ from that statement 'cause I, for one, have never been patient enough to stand in front of a beautifully abstract-painted piece of artwork, therefore, not being able to appreciate it as much as I'd love to.
BUT I do love learning about new things and if it's anything related to the arts, clearly it'll be like ants stumbling across a pot of honey, unlid. So, I've started taking a 6-week online course on Coursera about how much of an image or a photograph depicts the reality of situations or concurrences and how (in)authenticity of pictures are overlooked as to portray a certain image, in the name of convenience.
One of the lecture videos was about the depiction and interpretation of the Italian famous painter, Pablo Picasso's painting, Guernica which was a response portrayal to the bombings in a little town called Guernica by German and Italian warplanes during the 1937 Spanish Civil War, under the behest of the Spanish Nationalist Forces, being the Nazi Germans and Francoist Italy under the authoritarian dictatorship of Spain's Francisco Franco. The painting depicts the tragic effects of war and the infliction towards individuals; the connectivity between mankind.
One of the lecture videos was about the depiction and interpretation of the Italian famous painter, Pablo Picasso's painting, Guernica which was a response portrayal to the bombings in a little town called Guernica by German and Italian warplanes during the 1937 Spanish Civil War, under the behest of the Spanish Nationalist Forces, being the Nazi Germans and Francoist Italy under the authoritarian dictatorship of Spain's Francisco Franco. The painting depicts the tragic effects of war and the infliction towards individuals; the connectivity between mankind.
One of the suggested readings for that specific Guernica lecture was the interpretation of the painting by Picasso expert, Gijs van Hensbergen. The article basically gave me a very insightful breakdown of the core aspects into the much meanings beneath the painting. Respectively being, the bull, the crying woman holding a lifeless infant, the horse, the man lying on the ground with a broken sword and the three women, distressed in calamity.
It's all very fascinating to me. The history, the war, the deep undermining yet strong-willed meanings in the layers of Picasso's work, and generally, how a significant struggle (in this case) is forever captured in a few layers of paint, with passion and meaning.
I guess, this blogpost is me, sharing with you a piece of
self-discovery
self-discovery
Once Picasso was asked by a German military official, "Haben Sie das gemacht?" (Did you make this?).
He replied: "Nein, das haben Sie gemacht." (No, you made it).
and creating a ripple of thought.
more reads / spanish civil war
coursera / website
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