Guernica.

Guernica is one of the most famous paintings by Pablo Picasso, done to be exhibited at the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris International Exposition (1937). Its name is due to the bombing of Guernica. This picture makes me feel a little sad since it shows, in an abstract way, the horror and the destruction that the Spanish Civil War provoked. Besides, the colours used increase the drama of the scene. The contrast between the colours black and white makes me think about the fight between the good and the evil. This painting also inspires me anguish and impotence caused by the senseless killing of innocent people. What’s more, I am deeply moved because I consider that the author wanted to give us this clear message: “The human being is the most inhuman species”. All in all, it could be said that it is a true icon of the terrible sufferings that the war causes in the people.