Bobbruch1@AOL.COM on tue 31 dec 02
Craig Dunn Clark writes: <<<<<greatest and most famous political pieces in art history. It is full of
symbolism. Not direct literal references, outside the name of course.
One of the reasons that Guernica is so effective as a political statement is
that the artist was able to bring the plight of a group of people to the
attention of many others around the world who would never had known about
"Guernica" or maybe even the horrors of the Spanish Civil War had that work
not been done.
A second reason was that the artist was able to convey the feelings that
people in Guernica must have felt to those in the outside world IN A MANNER
THAT THOSE OTHER PEOPLE COULD CONSIDER AND DIGEST. That means to me that the
piece was accessible to many viewers, and conveyed ideas, thoughts and
feelings that they would BE ABLE TO & BE WILLING TO consider and contemplate.
Not to mention the fact that this work as well as Goya's and has stood the
test of time. These pieces went beyond making a statement about the specific
incident/s. Someone who has never heard of Guernica or the Napoleanic Wars in
Spain can still have a reaction to the work much as if the events were
current news.
Bob Bruch
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