Picasso’s Guernica: Great Art Explained

Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon, thanks! Or if you prefer a one off donation - Great Art Explained totally unique merchandise available here - I started “Great Art Explained“ during lockdown. My aim is to make videos which focus on one great artwork. I want to present art in a jargon free, entertaining, clear and concise way with no gimmicks. Subscribe and click the bell icon to get more arts content. Each video takes me about three weeks to a month, so I download at least once a month: Guernica is the most famous anti-war painting in history, and Picasso’s best-known work. It has gone from a piece that was created in protest at the horrific bombing of a small village in northern Spain, to an icon and a universal symbol of freedom from ALL wars. Picasso said, “We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth”, and like so much of Picasso’s work it can be difficult to decipher the ‘truth’ in the political, artistic and religious symbolism. James Payne looks at some of the more acknowledged interpretations along with techniques, composition and artistic inspiration. Guernica is a masterpiece that always leaves the viewer with more than they brought to it, and here, Great Art Explained, traces the work from its underwhelming reception when first seen in 1937, through to its status over eighty years later as one of the most influential and iconic works of all time. CREDITS All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. SUBTITLES I put in my own English subtitles but rely on volunteers for others. Thanks to: Chinese Subtitles by Charles Xiu Greek Subtitles by Dimitris Grammenos Spanish Subtitles by Víctor González BOOKS Picasso: A Biography - Patrick O’Brian Guernica: Painting the End of the World - James Attlee Picasso’s Guernica revisited - Alice Tankard A Life of Picasso - John Richardson VIDEOS Picasso - The Legacy MUSIC Intro music: JS Bach “Sonata for violin solo No.1 in G Minor”