It was recently in the news that Picasso’s “Guernica” has undergone too much damage in previous trips to ever move the painting again. It is currently situated at the Reina Sofia, Madrid (left MoMa in 1981) and is 11′ x 25.6′ wide. The attempt to lock in the paintings location is thought to be because of regional struggle between Madrid and the Basques. I saw the painting during the summer of 2001 while on a semester abroad in Burgos, Spain. It is one of the most incredible paintings I have ever seen and I spent almost an hour in front of it (and even went back a few times just to see it again). If you have ever walked through a gallery with me, you would know that anything more than 2 minutes is a long time for me to spend looking at one thing. For all of the details and history behind the painting go to the wiki page here. I had first heard of the painting when I was 12 and a guest lecturer came to my school in London and spoke for over an hour about the work. I can still remember being amazed at how interesting the person was and how fascinated I became by the idea of not only being an artist and making work, but also the significance one work of art can hold.
Unfortunately as with so many great things, it has to be digitized and turned into a slick animation.
And here is an interesting observation from the man himself – “Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one’s bath like a lump of sugar.” Pablo Picasso. How miraculous would he have found a 3D rendition of one of his greatest works of art?
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