“It is impossible to state yet the number of victims…In the hospital of Josefinas, which was one of the first places bombed, all the 42 wounded militiamen it sheltered were killed outright. In a street leading downhill from the Casa de Juntas I saw a place where 50 people, nearly all women and children, are said to have been trapped in an air raid refuge under a mass of burning wreckage. Many were killed in the fields, and altogether the deaths may run into hundreds. An elderly priest named Aronategui was killed by a bomb while rescuing children from a burning house.
The tactics of the bombers, which may be of interest to students of the new military science, were as follows: — First, small parties of aeroplanes threw heavy bombs and hand grenades all over the town, choosing area after area in orderly fashion. Next came fighting machines which swooped low to machine-gun those who ran in panic from dugouts, some of which had already been penetrated by 1,000lb bombs, which make a hole 25ft. deep. Many of these people were killed as they ran. A large herd of sheep being brought in to the market was also wiped out. The object of this move was apparently to drive the population underground again, for next as many as 12 bombers appeared at a time dropping heavy and incendiary bombs upon the ruins. The rhythm of this bombing of an open town was, therefore, a logical one: first, hand grenades and heavy bombs to stampede the population, then machine-gunning to drive them below, next heavy and incendiary bombs to wreck the houses and burn them on top of their victims.”
-George Steer 1937
Sources:
Steer, George. 1937. The Tragedy of Guernica: Town Destroyed in Air Attack: Eye-witness’s Account. TimesPaper. Found at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article709301.ece.
He used a pattern in it that catches the eye. It makes you look at it and think about what could have possibly inspired such a work. He shows the pain and damage that were done to not only the people of the village, but as well to the people who lived through that time. It made people realize the evil in this world.
ReplyDeleteIt is a wake up call to people today as well. We are experiencing trying times just like when the painting was created. War can do wrong to so many people, and time cannot change that fact. It is good to see that a piece made decades ago is still relevant to the feelings and views of our daily lives.
He might have used a more gory portrayal to show the terrible affects war and anger can have. He would have probably made it with a more modern viewing of it as well. But I think that point was inplied.
Spanish-Fiestas Ltd. 2010. Picasso Guernica - The horror behind the painting
Steer, George. 1937. The Tragedy of Guernica: Town Destroyed in Air Attack. Times Article
both from: http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/art/picasso-guernica.htm
1)Picasso's painting doesn't focus on the actual bombing, but instead the horrors of war and the misery that results. The symbolism he used includes a dying horse, a woman caught in a burning building, and an anguished mother with a dead child.
ReplyDelete2)bring to the world's attention the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica by German bombers, who were supporting the Nationalist forces of General Franco during the Spanish Civil War.
3)HE may change from horses to tanks.because we don't use horeses in war now.
He expressed his anguish using the faces in his piece. All the faces have sad, anguished, pained looks. He should have put airplanes in the painting.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Annika, the anguish is plain to see on their faces. And that to show more than just the feelings of the people that experienced this tragedy, adding an airplane would show more of what did happen
ReplyDeletePicasso's painting about a human skull overlays the horse's body and the face showed the feeling anguish. The bombing of Guernica, Basque Country, by German and Italian warplanes at the behest of the Spanish Nationalist forces. He might use the color and show the feeling more than this.
ReplyDeleteI'd say this painting looks older than now in day paintings. On his paintings there were all horror faces from the bombing. In this painting you could tell that no one was happy apparently because of the bombing in Guernica, Spain
ReplyDeleteThe painting was kinda boring and plain. On his painting he didnt show much about the actual bombing but focused more on faces and their sorrow. He does have a lot of symbolism in his painting which a liked and thought it was influential.
ReplyDelete(1) The artist used a model of people and animals. A lot of people died, because of the war. The eyes from the people look different and shine out. The prejudice is big and bad.
ReplyDeleteThe people have debt on this tragedy.
(2) He want to show everybody that not everything on our Planet Earth is good.
He shows with his picture the cruelness.
(3) Instead of the horses he would use cars.
Oh, not cars. I mean war-wheelers\tanks.
ReplyDeletethe painting drew during in the war. it
ReplyDeletelook like people died in the ground. when you look at this pic you could be feel misery. and the painting was plain.
he used the painting to describe what went on all the death and things all the horror and i belive it is very influental and makes people think about all the evil crappy stuff that happens to people back than and still today. and i think if he were to redraw that today it would include guns instead of a broken sword and he would take out the animals or change the animals to more common ones today such as dogs or something in that sort.
ReplyDeleteand i agree with ry. because it was a very trying time and very hard on people and just shows the evil in mankind.
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It shows the horror of war.The pair and destructions.It looks older but war and death are all the same in war. I don't think he'd change much. At least I wouldn't.
ReplyDeleteIn the painting, Picasso seems to be extremely upset. We know this because there are people screaming. The painting is relevant to today because we are still having destruction in the world today like back in 1937. Picasso may make new people or he might get rid of the animals if he was to make the painting today. Yes I think it is influential.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ry that if it was more gory that it would show more of what war and anger can do, and maybe make people think a little more of what has happened and is happening today.
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i agree with ry and jonny.
ReplyDeletei think today the artist would draw dogs or cats and not the other animals who lived in the past.
I agree with Lindsay that it's kinda boring.
ReplyDeletei agree with ry.
ReplyDeleteif the artist would show more of the war and made it with a more modern viewing.
i agree with ry and . because it was a very trying time and very hard on people and It made people realize the evil in this world.
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea behind this painting. It creates an image for the suffering that those people went through. Picasso didn't want the people to forget about all of those lost souls so instead of bring back horrible images he made a painting that wasn't as morbid. The painting brought back all of those memories of the horror to be remeber not to relive every horrible detail. He did this painting to show that the bombing and war wasn't going to be forgoten.
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i agree with Ry. it really made people realize the evil in this beautiful world that we are so lucky to be a part of.
ReplyDeleteTo me the painting isnt like the painting in todays time. The faces in the painting have fear in their faces from the bombing that was going on, and when you think of choas that was happening in that time the animals in the painting even are going crazy in the picture. I feel like this picture gives us a look into the hard times they were feeling. If Picasso would include something in his picture today i think it would be more modern with guns and soldiers.
ReplyDeleteI think this artwork is very inspirational piece. It shows turmoil and chaos. It gets his point across in a very dramatic kind of way. I think thats what Cody is trying to get at. I think that if Picasso would include something modern from today, it would show soldiers from the past to the present day.
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The painting shows the effects of war and the suffering it brought to the innocent people involved. You can see the pain in the faces of the people. It shows how destructive war is and how evil people can be.
ReplyDeleteIt shows the effects of war which are still relevant today. What he could change is instead of a broken sword he may put a gun.
Picasso expresses his outrage by showing the faces and expressions of people during the bombing in Guernica. I think Pablo Picasso would change the painting to things that we use in war nowadays. He would probably use guns instead of swords. Also, instead of horses he would probably use Tanks.
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Picasso expressed his outrage by showing the aftermath of the bombing and the innocent people the bombing had killed, the subsequent anguish and sorrow of the people, and the chaos of the aftermath. It acts as a reminder of how war can hurt people.
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I agree with Johnny. He might have used a gun instead of a sword.
ReplyDeleteThe famous painting ‘Guernica’ by Pablo Picasso shows what happened on a usual day in April 1937.
ReplyDeleteIt was the day, when Germany and Italian attacked Spain (Guernica) with bombs. Nobody was prepared of what happened, especially because the airplanes came from seaside. Many people died, because the whole thing was carefully thought out.
Back to the painting, it is just in back/grey and white and made of clear shapes. There are people, faces, animals (horse and bull) and little things like a broken sword or a light bulb. Everything is in a mess. You can really see the pain, the fright and the fear in the faces of the humans and animals.
And I think that this was the goal for Picasso, to show the world how the people must feel in a situation like this. I guess that is was very smart to draw a picture than it’s much more impressive and the people remember better what they see than what they read or what they hear. More over a picture tells you more than thousand words and gives you the empathy.
I think the painting is famous, also right now, because it’s a different, but more effectively way to express your feelings or in this case you sympathies and indignation.
If he would draw it today, he may add the rage about the assassination attempt, because it was a big lie, that the whole bombs just tried to destroy a bridge near Guernica, they just wanted to show how the many power their had and to show this by killing people is just terrible.
And I agree with Ry,that the time can not change the facts of this terrible war and so I think the picture is a good way to remember the people what happend, in memorie of the people who died.
I agree with ML3216, the picture definitely tells more than a thousand words. After all the hurt and sorrow you feel after you witness this painting, I feel it makes you think about what's really going on in the world around us. Picasso meant this to be a "icon for world peace." He wanted us to feel what we do when we see it.
ReplyDeleteThe people, animals, and buildings symbolize the terrible things that happened that day in Guernica.
If you look closely at the painting you can see that there is a face that is crying also. Not only that one, but there are many and each tells a story or a feeling of what happened.
http://web.org.uk/picasso/secret_guernica.html
I agree with Ry that the paintujg would be more gory if he painted it today. He would have drawn planes and bombs instead of horses.
ReplyDeleteHe wanted people to understand the war and how he felt about what was happening to the people.
Pablo Picasso did a great job depicting the horrors of war. There is alot of chaos and disorder in this painting which makes it relevant to when it was painted and today. War hasn't changed. If the painting were done today, the artist could use modern warefare technology in the painting. I think this piece of art is influential because it involves something that is still an issue today.
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I like Ry's comment about how the painting is relevant to modern times because we are in trying times and war hasnt changed it still hurts people and countries. Very good point!
ReplyDeleteIf Picasso painted the same thing today he would use color. It would grab your attention if it was painted in red like blood. If he painted the war today it would be in brown cause the wars are in the desert.
ReplyDeleteIn the oil painting, he expressed how he felt by the different shapes that he used. He also used the colors gray, black and white to set the mood of pain and chaos. The shapes and postures and bodies where to show protest. A broken sword resembles defeat.
ReplyDeleteIt shows that many different ways of how things have changed in the modern time. People would still express their feeling through paintings. They showed how things to them felt and what they meant to them.
If he made the art today it would have had more color to it. It wouldn’t have had swords on it because they don’t use swords today. To me the painting was interesting it showed how he felt, and how different objects made him feel. He expressed his feeling very well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PicassoGuernica.jpg
I agree with ML3216; you can see the pain, fright and fear in the faces of the animals and humans in the pictures. And if he did draw this painting in todays world he would have had rage about the assassination attempt.
ReplyDeleteI think that Pablo Picasso did an amazing job on this painting, it shows and explains the war very well. Its crazy how the war is still going on and still hasnt changed. Its still very chaotic and depressing.
ReplyDeleteI love jennifers point she made about how its influential to the world today because the world is still going on, so it explains that the war may never stop, and the drawing will always be apart of history.
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The artist used black and white to cause the eye to catch the different things that are happening in this piece. He expressed his outrage through the color and anguish that he created on his canvas. I think that Pablo was possibly a man of the future. This piece not only reminds us of the bombing in spain, but also reminds us of the bombing and terror of 9/11. I think that if this piece were to be made today Pablo would have used different contrasting colors such as white and red to symbolize the pain and suffering of the victims. I also believe he would have added some symbolism. The symbolism added would relate to how it not only hurt the victims in the scene but the families and citizens assciated with the event. I beleive this piece is very influencial. When I first took a peek at it is didn't mean much without thought. After reading more about it and actually seeing the picture for what it was made I think that it had a very moving influence on me.