Art Guernica by Picasso and Images of War by Alsoudani Essay

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Guernica by Picasso and Images of War by Alsoudani

1. Guernica by Pablo Picasso and Images of War by Ahmed Alsoudani
2. Make sure you read the information about Guernica in your textbook prior to embarking upon this assignment.

2. Then visit the following websites and read about Guernica :

Guernica: Testimony of War

http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/guernica_nav/main_guerfrm.html (Links to an external site.)

Pablo Picasso, Guernica by Lynn Robinson on Smarthistory

1. https://smarthistory.org/picasso-guernica/ (Links to an external site.)

Make sure you read all of the material about the painting and its subject matter.

In addition, you may use other credible sources. You MUST cite all your sources.

3. Summarize what you learned and include answers to the following questions:

a. What events inspired Picasso's Guernica?

b. What symbols did Picasso use to refer to the event, and how did he 

1. emphasize its horror? 

c. Discuss the formal elements (color, line, texture, etc) and style? How does

this contribute to the overall meaning of the work? 

4. Visit the following websites and read about the artist Ahmed Alsoudani and his 

art work:

Ahmed Alsoudani by Robert C. Morgan in the Brooklyn Rail

https://brooklynrail.org/2012/11/artseen/ahmed-alsoudani (Links to an external site.)

Trying to Make Sense Out of Chaos by Susan Hodara in the New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/nyregion/ahmed-alsoudani-matrix-165-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum-museum-of-art-in-hartford.html (Links to an external site.)

(Links to an external site.) 5. Find and use at least two additional sources about the artist and his work online.

6. Choose a contemporary image of war by artist Ahmed Alsoudani that depicts or protests war and include it in your paper.

(Links to an external site.)

a. Describe the image in detail and provide the source (such as website, journal, museum or gallery).

b. What events inspired Alsoudani’s work?

c. What symbols does Alsoudani use to refer to the events, and how does he emphasize its horror?

7. In a few paragraphs, compare your selection of Alsoudani’s work to Guernica by Picasso. Discuss how the images are similar or different.

8. Provide a personal response to both images in your conclusion.