The Symbolism on the Paintings of Pablo Picasso

During your art courses in school you will surely be introduced to the world's greatest painters and how their arts have made great historical event in the history of mankind. You will be familiarized with the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and many more. These are all legends in their own way of because each of them has inimitable talent in creating art that can never be surpassed by other artists. One of the greatest painters that were known for his unique artistic style and method in painting is Pablo Picasso. Picasso popularized the art of Cubism wherein his paintings are based on the construction of geometrical shapes forming into abstracted forms. Through time, the paintings of Picasso turned into Synthetic Cubism and various forms were now incorporated to form alternating objects on the paintings including depiction of man and events. Lovers of Picasso's art considered his work as the envelopment of symbolic styles as shown in his work "Guernica", the "Weeping Woman" and the "Dying Horse".

The world famous Guernica represents the Spanish Civil War air attack during the 1930s and it came to show its significance during the Paris World's Fair in 1937. Guernica symbolizes many historical events that have affected Picasso's life and career. He rejected the rule of General Franco of Spain in the 1930s because the general became obsessed with power that he became a fascist. Pablo Picasso was a liberated and a democratic artist and showed his views of life through most of his paintings. Picasso became a wanted man during Franco's rule and so many of his paintings were taken to other countries to avoid confiscation. After Spain's civil war the Guernica was transferred to the New York' museum and stayed there until 1981. It is now displayed at the Queen Sofia Center of Art in Madrid, Spain.