Kuigi olid selleks selged vihjed. Näiteks murtud mõõk surnud mehe käes sümboliseerib rüütellikuse surma. Põlev lamp seda, et pommitamine toimus päeval, leek tähistas plahvatusi. Agoonias hobune süboliseerib Gernica rahvast. Märatsev pull sümboliseerib fašismi rünnakut, pimedust ja jõhkrust. Palju on pulli kritiseeritud, kuna Picasso oli varem kasutanud minotauri (mütoloogiline pool härg pool inimene) kui oma enese ego. Ben Shahn oli Leedus sündinud USA vasakpoolsete poliitiliste vaadetega kunstik. Ta oli realistliku sotsialismi esindaja, kes töötas ennem teist Maailmasõda ja selle ajal eelnevalt mainitud Tööprotsessi Administratsiooni (WPA) heaks. Peale sõda muutus loominguliselt abstraktsionistiks. Aga praegu ta töös ennem sõda. Kuigi ta tegutses Picassoga samal ajal, siis olid nad loominguliselt (ja ka isiksuselt) 180 kraadi erinevad
This drove artists to seek a new cultural identity. Hopelessness and government sponsorship spurred an art which was primarily concerned with social themes. The process of democratization of the arts resurfaced again after the Civil War. The government employed artists to decorate municipal building, banks and other public edifices. Variations on primitive expression also returned to the fore. Black artists gained self-confidence. Artists: Ben Shahn, Jack Levine, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence. 5 Expressionism. Expressionism is distinguished by strong subjectivity, brilliant colors and violence. Mysticism was one source of inspiration. Artists: Morris Graves, Mark Tobey. Abstraction. Geometric abstraction continued to develop under the influence of European immigrants. In 1936, the American Abstract Artists organization was established
This drove artists to seek a new cultural identity. Hopelessness and government sponsorship spurred an art which was primarily concerned with social themes. The process of democratization of the arts resurfaced again after the Civil War. The government employed artists to decorate municipal building, banks and other public edifices. Variations on primitive expression also returned to the fore. Black artists gained self-confidence. Artists: Ben Shahn, Jack Levine, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence. 5 Expressionism. Expressionism is distinguished by strong subjectivity, brilliant colors and violence. Mysticism was one source of inspiration. Artists: Morris Graves, Mark Tobey. Abstraction. Geometric abstraction continued to develop under the influence of European immigrants. In 1936, the American Abstract Artists organization was established
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