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793000 Years of Peace: The Best Anti-War Poetry, Art, and More
The Dying Gaul. Photo by antmoose. For 3000 years, writers, artists, musicians, and, most recently, filmmakers have been among the most powerful voices against war. This is a collection of my favorite art, literature, music, and film that forces us...
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61The Art of Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor. Born in 1881, he lived to the age of 91 and died in 1973. He is best known as a co-founder of the Cubist movement in the art world. Cubism is a style of...
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64The Power of Picasso's Guernica and its impact on the Spanish and the World
Guernica by Pablo Picasso - image from Olga's Gallery Sit and watch the visitors to any gallery and you’ll see that most people are there to have a quick “shufty round” or a traipse around an exhibition...
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74Spanish Art History - Saura and the Idea of the Monster
Antonio Saura stated in an interview with Elena Pita, of the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, that whilst he understands and appreciates the classical ideas of beauty, for him real beauty is something that is intense and something that grips the stomach and the heart, in order to “blow the mind” of the viewer (El Mundo). Saura also states that he's fascinated by the idea of the 'monster' in art.
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74Picasso's Guernica and the Political Events of the Spanish Civil War In the 1930s
The main political event of the 1930’s after the triumphs of Stalin and Hitler was the Spanish Civil War. Picasso painted the portable mural ‘Guernica’, 1937, oil on canvas, 349 x 777cm for the Spanish Republic pavilion
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64Books on Spain -- Before your Travels
When you first look into the country of Spain to visit or to Live as an Expat your first response is the Medias glamorization of it. The woman, Sun, and historical tribulations are seen as the true Spain. I would suggest a possible different approach to learning about this wonderful country. This is a side of Spain that is never seen and often hushed about in corners. There are some books I have come across that are wonderful to read and also provide a glimpse into the less spoken side of Spain.
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68Book Review - Guernica, by Dave Boling
Guernica is the first novel by author Dave Boling and is set in the town of Guernica in the Basque region of Spain, during the Spanish Civil War. Whilst it is fictional, the settings are historically accurate , and the author was inspired to write the book based around the painting called Guernica by the artist Pablo Picasso.
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63Loco In Parentheses
This entry is an attempt to understand Hubpages. I will go on to analyse the entry piece by piece. It is in the category "Creative Writing". Preamble: As a word of explanation you will observe two styles...
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62Picasso Pablo : one of the greatest artist
Pablo Picasso was one of the most imaginative artists of the 20th century. He is famous for developing the Cubist style of painting. Pablo Ruiz y Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. His family later moved to...
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66Basque Heritage
Basque people in Spain, “Vascos” as what Spaniards call them. Their culture and history is rich, colorful and interesting. Basque country is an autonomous region in northern-central part of Spain to Southern France and bordering the western end of the Pyrenees Mountains on the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
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