Almost everybody loves it. Why? It doesn't look beautiful to me. (As a matter of fact, I haven't seen it real-life before.:))
2007-07-26 12:40:21 · 4 answers · asked by Palestini Detective 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Gosh, I should improve my English. It's "about" and not "in," sorry. lol
2007-07-26 12:48:29 · update #1
Interesting question! I think many people are interested in it because of the context of its conception. Although he made a series of weeping women, the most famous one was painted in 1937. As you may or may not know, the Spanish Civil War began in 1936, just a year before this was created. Also, Guernica, a city in Spain, was bombed in 1937, and these events no doubt affected him deeply.
But many artists paint what affects them. This painting is a little different. Note the colours - for a sad subject, they are relatively bright and cheerful. This is a sort of contradiction, and can make the viewer feel uneasy, without being sure exactly why. I think Picasso's portrayal goes further than just those tormented by the war - it stands more for a sort of symbol of universal suffering that anyone can experience. The model is probably his mistress, whose name I believe was Dora Maar (I'm open to correction!), and may also represent some sort of personal issues. I hope this helps.
2007-07-26 13:18:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The abstract divisions of the face made it possible for Pablo Picasso to greatly enhance the sense of the woman's misery in a way that would have been impossible in a realistic portrait.The painting reproduced here is unusual because, for most of his life, Picasso did not show emotions on the faces of people in his pictures. One of the reasons for this change is that Picasso, at the time, was surrounded with sad people and tragic events. Was this of some help to you? Good luck!
Read this: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HTZ/is_3_132/ai_104835806
2007-07-26 20:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by guess who at large 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its art. you dont have to like it. Personally not a huge Picasso fan myself. My guess is that the painting speaks to people on an emotional level or they relate to it somehow..
2007-08-02 02:45:00 · answer #3 · answered by Gremlinsrus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it shows emotion? but there are a lot of things that you can't explain in art, like why is mona lisa so famous? or twilight or something from the van gauh dude
2007-07-26 19:45:31 · answer #4 · answered by wintermag52 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋