Guernica (painting) by Picaso

It is getting warmer these days and I’m so delightful to feel the warm breeze again. Since beautiful sunny days began, you might be thinking of going for a walk in the park or going to down town and enjoy cultural life. That’s what I’m doing right now. I’m enjoying a cup of coffee at Starbucks in downtown thinking how I’m going to spend my leisure time. If you have no idea how to spend your leisure time like me, I recommend you to go to an art gallery.


Few days ago, I spent a profitable day at Picasso’s art exhibition, and I want to share one of his works with you that I was deeply impressed. The title of the painting is called, “Guernica.”

Guernica by Picaso

It is painted in 1937 by Pablo Picasso. As you can see in the painting, it is disastrous: dead people, crying mother, screaming person, and animals panicking. Picasso pained in response to the Nazi’s devastating bombing practice on Basque town of Guernica during Spanish Civil War. At about 16:30 on Monday, 26 April 1937, commanded by Colonel Wolfram von Richthofen, warplanes of Germany bombed Guernica for about two hours to test out new weapons and tactics. Later, intense aerial bombardment became a crucial preliminary step in the Blitzkrieg tactic.

This work has been a symbol of anti-war and an embodiment of peace. I felt impressed not only of his work, but also his bravery of reacting against Nazi. He took a risk of being caught and killed by Nazi since Nazi was dominant at that time. I wish I had guts like him. I hope to create a piece of work about peace that can move people’s heart and have influence in the society. What about you? You can do it also! It might look trivial at first, but it will affect the world someday:)

Reference: http://www.pablopicasso.org/guernica.jsp