Napoleon and Picasso
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What's your revolution? How do you plan on impacting your Universe let alone your environment? Artists use their art as their voice. Take Pablo Picasso for instance in Geurnica...
Picasso believed in socialist and communist ideals. At a time when fascism was on the up rise especially in Europe, groups such as the Popular Front were deriving ways to speak out against fascist authorities. Picasso had begun a portfolio of etchings that were directed towards social radicalism in fight against fascism. The first etching of this political imagery is known as Dreams and Lies of Franco.
To add to the up rise of fascism came the Spanish Civil War, which began in July of 1936. Liberals by which whom did not agree with the Catholic Church had presently run Spain. This created a division between the leftists and the rightists, and in 1933 the rightists took over only to increase the division inside the country. In 1936 tensions rose and the outbreak of a civil war took over Spain.
Geurnica is a city located in the Basque region of northern Spain near the French border. Hitler had designated the town as a place for bombardment for war exercises. The bombardments occurred for three hours and resulted in many casualties and destruction. Under the orders of Hitler the fascist nazi, General Francisco Franco was to blame for the bombings on the town.
Throughout the Spanish Civil War, Spaniards were divided amongst their culture. Those that were republicans were battling against the fascist Nazi General Francisco Franco. Picasso decided to put his anger into artistic expression in order to ridicule the general as we have seen with other artists in the past such as Hogarth or Daumier.
During the period that Picasso painted Guernica was in the midst of the Surrealism movement after a split from the Dada art movement. The surrealist movement, during the 1930s, was just taking flight and a predominant theme seen in surrealist paintings are the topics of war and the loss of faith in humanity, but also the subconscious, imaginative, and subconscious thoughts that led to revolts against the political, social, and personal realms of society and culture
Guernica was painted to be seen and be exhibited in the Spanish Pavillion in the World Fair that took place in 1937 in Paris France. During the mid 20th century, Spain was suffering from enraged civil wars taking place throughout the native country of Picasso. Although the outbreak of civil wars was going on, another essential factor took its toll on the little village of Guernica.
At an International art and sciences fair where the theme was of modern technology Picasso was able to use the this fact is synonymous of the impact this piece had on art. Guernica was a painting that led the way for future artists and movements that dealt with the horror of war as their theme. Not only was his choice of themes a break from traditional styles but his use of technique and art forms were significant to the history of art and the .......Picasso’s use of political imagery represents a moment taken out of history. He was able to also impact the method of anti-war messages through artistic expression, by ridiculing political leaders, showing the travesty of war, and by speaking using art as a universal discourse.
This painting was the beginning of using art to convey social radicalism especially during the surrealist movement at the time of World War II. Today the painting has made such an impact that it has been used throughout the world, and by major organizations such as the United Nations as a symbol of the ugliness of war.Picasso’s use of political imagery represents a moment taken out of history. He was able to also impact the method of anti-war messages through artistic expression, by ridiculing political leaders, showing the travesty of war, and using art as a universal discourse.
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http://www.napoleonguide.com/
What's your revolution? How do you plan on impacting your Universe let alone your environment? Artists use their art as their voice. Take Pablo Picasso for instance in Geurnica...
Picasso believed in socialist and communist ideals. At a time when fascism was on the up rise especially in Europe, groups such as the Popular Front were deriving ways to speak out against fascist authorities. Picasso had begun a portfolio of etchings that were directed towards social radicalism in fight against fascism. The first etching of this political imagery is known as Dreams and Lies of Franco.
To add to the up rise of fascism came the Spanish Civil War, which began in July of 1936. Liberals by which whom did not agree with the Catholic Church had presently run Spain. This created a division between the leftists and the rightists, and in 1933 the rightists took over only to increase the division inside the country. In 1936 tensions rose and the outbreak of a civil war took over Spain.
Geurnica is a city located in the Basque region of northern Spain near the French border. Hitler had designated the town as a place for bombardment for war exercises. The bombardments occurred for three hours and resulted in many casualties and destruction. Under the orders of Hitler the fascist nazi, General Francisco Franco was to blame for the bombings on the town.
Throughout the Spanish Civil War, Spaniards were divided amongst their culture. Those that were republicans were battling against the fascist Nazi General Francisco Franco. Picasso decided to put his anger into artistic expression in order to ridicule the general as we have seen with other artists in the past such as Hogarth or Daumier.
During the period that Picasso painted Guernica was in the midst of the Surrealism movement after a split from the Dada art movement. The surrealist movement, during the 1930s, was just taking flight and a predominant theme seen in surrealist paintings are the topics of war and the loss of faith in humanity, but also the subconscious, imaginative, and subconscious thoughts that led to revolts against the political, social, and personal realms of society and culture
Guernica was painted to be seen and be exhibited in the Spanish Pavillion in the World Fair that took place in 1937 in Paris France. During the mid 20th century, Spain was suffering from enraged civil wars taking place throughout the native country of Picasso. Although the outbreak of civil wars was going on, another essential factor took its toll on the little village of Guernica.
At an International art and sciences fair where the theme was of modern technology Picasso was able to use the this fact is synonymous of the impact this piece had on art. Guernica was a painting that led the way for future artists and movements that dealt with the horror of war as their theme. Not only was his choice of themes a break from traditional styles but his use of technique and art forms were significant to the history of art and the .......Picasso’s use of political imagery represents a moment taken out of history. He was able to also impact the method of anti-war messages through artistic expression, by ridiculing political leaders, showing the travesty of war, and by speaking using art as a universal discourse.
This painting was the beginning of using art to convey social radicalism especially during the surrealist movement at the time of World War II. Today the painting has made such an impact that it has been used throughout the world, and by major organizations such as the United Nations as a symbol of the ugliness of war.Picasso’s use of political imagery represents a moment taken out of history. He was able to also impact the method of anti-war messages through artistic expression, by ridiculing political leaders, showing the travesty of war, and using art as a universal discourse.
http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/
http://www.napoleon.org/en/home.asp
http://www.napoleonguide.com/
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