The artist behind this particular painting who I have chosen is non-other than Pablo Picasso. Known for his distinctive artstyle using cubes and other geometric shapes, he was one of the greatest artist to ever live during the 20th centuary. Born and raised in Málaga, Spain, on October 25, 1881, he was raised by his mother and father whom the latter was an painter and an art teacher. When he was young he always had a sketchbook with him to draw and create whatever came too mind, and he was so good that he was admitted to a prestigious art school when he was young.
Years later, he would become who he was as Picasso and was even credited with creating a new art style called analytic cubism. This form of art style is shown above with his most famous piece of work named Guernica. Being one of my favorite pieces of work from him, the reason why I chose this piece of work by him is because of the message that it carries. As a direct response to the bombing attacks of Guernica by the Nazis all the way in 1937, Picasso successfully portrays the image of the tragedies of war, loss, and death in his creation. Picasso's creation had gained monumental status as it quickly became a reminder of the aftermath of war and what it brings, and had even become a symbol of peace and anti-war.
This inspires me because it really does represent what I believe in; which is peace between us humans, regardless of gender, skin color/ethnicity, or even nationality. Because in the end, we are all one human race and if we keep fighting and dividing ourselves like how we are in current times, we could all end up like what is shown in Picasso's work if we do nothing instead of working with each other.
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