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A 3 page paper which examines how art was reflective of a sort of disillusionment during the time period between WWI and WWII. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the world could cause utter destruction. And, it was a time when many perhaps felt that the struggles were not over, especially in Europe where tensions were still high and
the end of WWI had really not brought any end to tensions. It is known, in the art world, as something of a time if disillusionment because previous dreams and
ideals were dashed to the ground and the future was uncertain. The following paper examines some art, Dada and Cubist, as well as Freuds "Interpretation of Dreams," to illustrate this
sense of disillusionment with the world in the realm of art. Art and Disillusionment Picassos "Three Musicians" is a very cubist work that is disjointed, as was the
case with cubism, and thus presented the viewer with possibilities but also utter chaos and fragmentation. In this painting he relies on cubism but also brings in ideals of the
past: "All three characters, which figure importantly in the history of painting and in Picassos own earlier work, are derived from Italian, French, and Spanish popular theater and carnival traditions"
(Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2005). In this there is a sense of attempting to find a balance in a world that does not make sense, finding some inspiration of the
past, but seeing it through disillusioned, or "cubist," eyes. Picassos other work under examination, Guernica, is his most analyzed work and Picasso himself was quite secretive about its meanings. It
has been seen as a painting that is a clear outcry against warfare, and in this it is also a very violent painting about how the people are no longer
innocent, they have been disillusioned. One critic quotes Picasso, "No, painting is not made to decorate apartments. its an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy." And then states, "The
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