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A 6 page paper which examines Picasso’s painting “Guernica”
and discusses the subject matter, the meaning which is created by form and matter, and
the human values represented in the painting. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RApicsso.rtf
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intricate pieces, despite, or perhaps because of, the fact that he would not discuss its nature, its theme, or anything else that would perhaps give a viewer some insight into
what the painting is about. "Despite the enormous interest the painting generated in his lifetime, Picasso obstinately refused to explain Guernicas imagery. Guernica has been the subject of more books
than any other work in modern art and it is often described as...;the most important work of art of the twentieth century, yet its meanings have to this day eluded
some of the most renowned scholars" (Harris secret_guernica.html). Bearing that in mind we present the following paper which examines the subject matter of the painting, or the numerous subjects in
this case. The paper also discusses the forms and the human values presented to the viewer in Picassos "Guernica." Guernica and Subject Matter In this particular painting one needs
to look incredibly closely in order to see different images and subject matter. It is one of those rare paintings where one can look for hours and somehow never stop
finding something new. One author indicates that "Guernica was not the first picture in which Picasso appears to have used a naturalistic image on which he superimposed stylised or abstract
images to such effect that the original image is hard to see. There are many pictures painted in the 1930s and 40s which were painted using this technique" (Carter www.grnica.swinternet.co.uk).
Carter further discusses Picassos technique, stating that, "17 years before Guernica, Picasso was in his cubist period, when he started to disguise images. Some appear to have been disguised beyond
recall of the original image" (www.grnica.swinternet.co.uk). For example, "The central face is difficult to see until you know it is there and then it becomes obvious" (Carter www.grnica.swinternet.co.uk). Another
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