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Picasso's mural Guernica artwork does not appear to have a single distinct meaning,either because to its ambiguity, the lack of historical specificity, or even the fact that
merciless conflicts continue now, making Guernica as timeless and well recognized
today as it was in 1937. (Robinson, n.d.)
Let's start with a definition of the many contemporary art styles: Expressionism,
Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism.
Thus according Tate (n.d.), “the art style in which the artists’ inner sentiments are
revealed, hence the image of genuineness is uncertain as a method of sharing their
views is referred to as Expressionism.”
Cubism is a painting technique in which the vantage point wherein the picture is
observed or grasped from the viewpoint of the observer, as well as its
interpretation, is based on a misinterpretation of cubes or even other geometrical
shapes (The Art Story, n.d.).
Dada artists were anti-war, according to Tate (n.d.), and they adopted a painting
technique that was frequently comical and ludicrous in character, reflecting their
disgust for the horrors and absurdity of war.
As shown In the Art Story, "surrealism may be defined as an art and literary trend in
which artists embrace and dive deep into the unconscious mind while paying no
special regard to logical reasoning and rationality" (n.d.).
In hindsight, every one of the explanations are linked under certain manner to
Picasso's Guernica.
Picasso (1937, cited in Shabi, 2013) claimed that "My entire artistic career has been
a never-ending struggle against both reaction and the death of art. In Guernica, the
painting I'm currently working on, I'm attempting to convey my anger at the
military caste plundering Spain together into sea of death and suffering."
Guernica is primarily a picture that represents conflict, providing a visual portrayal
of the horrific and chaotic consequences of war directed against people - men,
women, and children, according to Picasso's remark. The artwork Guernica was
produced in 1937, during a moment of widespread political instability in Spain and
across the world. There have been multiple victims as a consequence of the bombing
in Guernica, as seen in Picasso's artwork, some dead, alive, some injured. A spear in
his side and a bull's horn in his abdomen cause the horse to scream in anguish.
Nevertheless, a figure lying flat in the foreground of the painting appears to be a
corpse, and it is encircled on both sides by living victims, their heads thrown back
and sobbing in agony.
In addition, the person to the left is a woman grappling with a baby who appears to
have perished in the blast (Shabi, 2013, para. 3).
In a nutshell, I feel it is impossible to categorize Guernica as a separate work of art
because it is intertwined with the other modern arts mentioned. Nonetheless, for
the purposes of this course, I would classify Picasso's Guernica as "Expressionism."
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