Picasso’s Guernica: Great Art Explained

[@GreatArtExplained]

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[@rickiekruh5286]

Thanks for commenting…exactly how I feel…I love this site…

[@Ragnarok26]

"Did you do that?" "No. You did." shew gave me chills

[@Icimaintenant9]

That was brilliant

[@oscardog6719]

Yes, sitting watching this, I gasped out loud when James said that. Brilliant response.

[@cwallis916]

bro my fucking jaw dropped when he said that

[@KaplanJazz]

@@cwallis916 Its so crazy, damn bro. Took me a moment to process. Brilliant, that was truly clever.

[@mahdifreeman197]

I dont like the art of Picasso but the feelings behind this paint touched my heart deeply because i am Syrian refugee and really experienced the tragedy of the war. This paint carries a great message for the humanity

[@brian_xue6972]

just curious, what do you think of your leader Bashar al-Assad?

[@AnyoneCanSee]

That's a confusing post. Do you think the artwork is powerful or not? If the artwork touched your heart and you feel it carries "a great message for humanity" then why do you not like his art?

[@RapMusic490]

@@AnyoneCanSee i think he means his other art doesn't provoke the same emotions as this one

[@aronianspigonian8589]

@@AnyoneCanSee these are random examples though and I don’t mean to say one is better than the other or that either style is inherently anything at all. Just trying to get into that guys mind and pull out his likely motives and explain them through logic and examples I’ve come across

[@aronianspigonian8589]

@@AnyoneCanSee another reason is that there are severed people on the ground along with dead children and shit bro😂 this painting wasn’t made for you to love the view alone but more to understand its meaning

[@lets_live_even_if_it_hurts2541]

I would admit my appreciation for these artworks were just superficial. This channel has made me appreciate these masterpieces more and has opened me up to a deeper meaning of each piece. A new subscriber here. Thank you for a job well done.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thank you for saying! And thanks 🙏 for watching!

[@elenadiaz6312]

I echo your sentiment! I so appreciate to be able to understand more and it has spurred me to seek more knowledge.

[@protosiva5120]

Agreed. I just started watching a few days ago. Starry Night, The Great Wave, Mona Lisa, all so amazingly well done. This one made me cry as soon as I realized the depth of antiwar meaning in it. 85 years later, and this painting still got this Veteran to sob. (But, only with the guidance of this channel!!)

[@aryanprivilege9651]

What a stretch stigma and great painting. I've seen it in its Iberian home and was surprised by size told not to take a photograph, yet did as no flash. I wanted to understand it but decades later know many are correct its degenerate ugly and not uplifting like real art. It's revolting like the foul man himself. Foul bolshevik drivel and your incorrect, as are about fascism and beauty. Its just rubbish oddly prior to fall of great Evropa, a wrecked tin pot dying markets of Weimerica. Another so called modern art piece, like graphitti on a cathedral. Another example of trickery and fraud vulgar pornographic trash products of today. Childish but somewhat clever in the materialistic sadness and decay we suffer. To compare this to magnificent works is offensive to humanity's greatest culture. It's only historically valued falsely in the way a shadow of great sculpture might be misunderstood as worthy. It stirs only as memory and has emotional worth personally since formative to self family. The fascists falangists were absolutely correct and predicted precisely our fate. It's a lie as history has been portrayed, propaganda indeed.

[@barirwin8559]

Thank you for expressing what I couldn’t

[@donwhitman1118]

For many years I’ve been searching for someone to explain why such works of art were considered great. I’ve seen many videos that poorly explained why. Only your channel does that. Amazing videos. Thank you so much.

[@GreatArtExplained]

That’s a nice comment Don thanks 🙏 appreciate it!

[@snehakolluru8452]

Ikr! And they always end with that art os overrated bullshit

[@Kaylbee]

nerdwriter1 does some good painting analysis as well. They're worth checking out.

[@Kaylbee]

Also, if you want to learn more about Picasso, John Richardson's 3-part book series on him is extremely insightful.

[@kma3647]

So much "education" we receive and yet in the end, how much wisdom have we actually learned? (I'm taking a shot at the public school system of course). I was lucky, I had an English teacher who was a student of art and who's husband was a professor of English. She taught a course in Art History that told some of these stories and showed us some of the great works of art throughout history. Of course, you can only cover so much in a high school semester, but when you actually learn how to think about art, it changes everything: 1) what was the artist trying to communicate? 2) how does that fit within historical context? 3) how did the art try to explain his story or his emotion in the medium? what techniques were used and were they effective? and after all that, then form your own opinion, but make it an informed opinion and not just a first glance. These people are trying to share the human experience through the ages.

[@dollar7741]

"Art is not truth, art makes us realize the truth." That made me understand art so much more!

[@olga138]

I was living in NYC in the 70s and visited MOMA. I had no idea that Guernica was there, came around a corner and it metaphorically slapped me in the face. What an impact, to see it in person! Moving, frightening and very, very sad. Picasso was a genius.

[@benostiguy7215]

This moved me… I hope to see it in person one day. It’s my favorite work by my favorite artist. I want to have that overwhelming sensation when I first behold it. I am part Basque, as indicated by my last name, too.

[@blackmancer]

I never been able to see what is so good about Picasso, literally childs work

[@TypoKnig]

I saw Guernica in NYC in the early 70s. I had previously seen picture of it in a high school literature textbook. That did not at all prepare me for the visceral impact of the painting. It literally stopped me in my steps. It's an amazing work. I'm glad it's back in Spain where it belongs. I wish we'd learned the lessons of war, but not yet.

[@pictorya]

I was lucky to see it in person while I was visiting the Guddenheim museum in New York in 1998 ! Amazing experience! Greetings from Argentina!

[@7792pnaurfr]

​@@blackmanceryes because children frequently make depictions of war and tragedy. Unfortunately many people are as ignorant as you and only think of the well known paintings when you hear the name Picasso. Do a little research and look at his other works. He is very skilled at realism.

[@adlumenpress9890]

I was deeply moved the first time I saw Guernica. Then I turned and David Bowie was standing next to me, clearly equally moved. It was quite an experience.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Wow that’s an amazing story!

[@oirampeceda2409]

WOW!

[@bonkiozz]

that's awesome

[@youngBowie]

WHOAAAAAA

[@rafaelribas1027]

Every time I go to Madrid, I make a point of going to the Reina Sofía (they have an hour free opening at the end of the day) and spend a few minutes contemplating Guernica. It is the kind of work that reveals something new each time you stare at it. Thanks for this well-researched overview

[@cincocats320]

Same. It crushes my soul but it is so compelling. It truly can't be appreciated until you stand before it.

[@duderino1950]

When I made a special trip to the Reina Sophia to see it, I knew it would be a strong experience. I didn’t know how strong. It occupies one entire room. I felt as if it were hard to get a breath. One is struck by the size of it, the bold black and white, and the quietness in the room, presumably because everyone else is also having trouble breathing. Thank you, sir, for your series. I have just discovered it today and immediately subscribed and spent the last two hours binging.

[@rogersurridge96]

A brilliantly concise explanation of the context, meaning, power and influence of Picasso's great anti-war work.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thank you!

[@stinkape3417]

I agree!

[@chulebam]

Oh lala such a critic we have here...

[@rocaza21]

@@chulebam Just like you

[@getthegoods420]

Picasso was over rated as fukc.... cubism? abstactism? he didn't invent any of that, cave painting and totem polls were plenty of abstract and cube shaped. most over rated artist of all time, followed close by 2pac

[@ceePx]

this painting looks abstract but you can know what it means from just a gaze, it's truly an amazing masterpiece

[@GreatArtExplained]

It really is. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@blackmancer]

I've never found a Picasso to be interesting, they're just god awful trash

[@cosminandrei1274]

@@blackmancer u just gonna leave this a run?

[@alexm7627]

@@blackmancer to each his own, i like guernica personally

[@catrin1313]

Always found this a difficult painting, visceral and uncomfortable. Great to understand it better, such an excellent explanation.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks so much!

[@wickedwonderland9831]

I have very mixed feelings about Picasso and his style, but in a way I find it very fitting for this painting. It’s uncomfortable to look at, on a primal level. The chaos, the abstraction, the implied motion and the horror in the grotesque faces really do convey the theme very well.

[@paigetomkinson1137]

@@wickedwonderland9831 I completely agree. I'm not particularly a fan of Cubism, but this painting is most definitely Great art; and yet it is so much more. A warning, beseeching, accusation, and a tremendous display of the angst only war can produce. Art should be a conversation; Guernica is a multi-volumn pleading diatribe.

[@alveolate]

@@paigetomkinson1137 yea i don't really like how cubism "works", the way it applies distortion in a very arbitrary and unnatural manner makes the whole thing look kinda flat and random - yet guernica works very well in that state of chaos and jarring confusion. the distorted body parts also serves as a practical way to throw the gore of war into the viewer's face without actually showing realistic viscera, so you are forced to stare for a while and try to reconstruct the imagery in your head... leading to a differently churning sensation. guernica is very likely unsurpassable among works of cubism. i simply cannot imagine any other subject fitting its mode of expression so well.

[@paigetomkinson1137]

@@alveolate I completely agree. 😊

[@liaramforte1169]

I'm from Spain, and when we studied El Guernica, our history teacher told us: "The painting is in black and white because these are the colours of fear..."

[@GreatArtExplained]

That’s interesting. Picasso didn’t talk about it so we don’t really know - it’s all theorising - Gracias for watching 🙏

[@SofiaLiendoSevilla]

Not sure about being colors of fear. But for sure are the colors of war. I had seen it from afar and everyting is just black and gray not even white.

[@outravacanomillo]

I am an arts graduate and in class the explanation about the selection of colors comes from the fact that the images and visual references Picasso chose for the painting, as explained in the video, come from newspapers with black and white images. In addition to the decision to make the painting, he also inflated pressure from public opinion, since picaso at that time was the honorary director of the Prado Museum that was bombed by the fascists.

[@scramblebluejay1559]

People make up all kinds of nonsense to try to convince others that this is good. It's funny to see the comparisons in this video to actually great works of art

[@paigetomkinson1137]

I find the suggestion that these are the "colors of fear" fascinating. I would have suggested hopelessness, grief, depression, and waste. In any case, Picasso is a master.

[@elkiness]

Perhaps 40 years ago, I saw the huge Picasso retrospective which took up the whole New York city's Museum of Modern art. It was astounding, the amount of artwork. Most memorable for me was Guernica and a large room next to it with many, many preparatory sketches. Although my family was waiting for me outside (we could only get one ticket!), I couldn't help but take time to absorb this important achievement. Your videos give us so many tools to appreciate art deeply--historical, cultural, technical, and on the planes of ideas and feelings. Wonderful--I'm looking forward to more.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks 🙏

[@blackmancer]

can you explain what makes it an important achievement?

[@klang180]

I wish I had watched this prior to seeing it in person last week. Great video that really explains its significance.

[@WomanNextDoor]

While not a huge fan of Picasso, Guernica is one of my favourite pieces of art. I've always interpreted the "lightbulb" as the " all seeing eye" of God with the lightbulb as the iris, the rays eyelashes, watching the destruction of his ardent supporters. It's power to resonate with so many over generations I doubt will ever cease. Thank you for uploading your wonderful insight.

[@ImFreeNowWhatMichelleFortier]

I have traveled to Madrid just to see this painting irl. It was one of the most powerful experiences of my life and literally brought me to tears. Insane how powerful “just a painting” can be.

[@mangolollipop_]

I never travelled to Madrid but I went to Museu de Picasso in Barcelona and it is one of my life goals to see this painting. I ended up buying a copy of it from the museu made by disabled community. I loved this art for what it symbolised and how thought provoking it was. I encountered it in high school. Loved it since. Moved me so deeply.

[@loridancer9378]

I now crave your voice for explaining things. I find I want you to explain more than art. Here we have you relating art to today. Thank you

[@manling13]

this literally gave me so chills, so good! love that you comined the political and historical aspects and current influence on the piece!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thank you!

[@jshurvell]

Brilliant commentary; clear, engaging, fascinating. Looking forward to next installment!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks

[@jeff__w]

I couldn’t have said it better myself. It’s a perfect explanation of Picasso’s masterpiece.

[@glenwicks4976]

Gestapo officer: "Did you do this?" Picasso: "No, you did. Would you like a souvenir?"

[@GetchaaPull]

This is the best channel. I’m learning to have more appreciation for art and history thanks to your channel!!!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thank you 🙏 and thanks for watching!

[@gregrice3867]

James Payne deserves a major award for excellence in communication, in art history, in humanities, in the greatest 15 minute cinematic communication of milestones in human art history. Wonderful, unforgettable, triumphant achievement Mr. Payne! Thank you so much!!. 10-1-2021

[@fearghalmurelagaosullivan5296]

As a basque person, this painting evokes such emotion from me and will always remain a great symbol for not only the struggle the basque people endured under franco, but of the universal struggle that each and every marginalised, oppressed group suffers through. Thank you for this great analysis.

[@gallerina999]

Thank you for this great public service. I am recommending it to my colleagues, friends and students. Wonderfully done.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks I appreciate it!

[@mr.j8010]

I get chills in my spine whenever I see Guernica. Marvelous job explaining this 💕

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thank you 🙏

[@Dazzmi]

same here! this is one of my most favorite pieces of picasso. very powerful energy and meaning ^^

[@SamuelGarcia-iv1kp]

Please, allow me to warmly congratulate you for producing such a fine explanation of art. I had never been very keen into art, but since I read Gombrich's Story of Art and got to know your channel, I have become very interested in it. I really appreciate the meticulousity and pulchritude in your work, and although a part of me pushes me to ask avidly for more, I do advice you to stay true to your working method and keep on producing high quality content. I'm aware that sadly this is not what many people crave for or expect from a KZbin channel; nevertheless, I'll just say one more thing: in Spain we have a saying that goes like it follows: más vale la calidad que la cantidad (rather the quality than the quantity). Please, do keep on sharing your knowledge with us Samuel

[@GreatArtExplained]

Muchas gracias Samuel. I really appreciate the comment 🙏

[@MariaVosa]

The final collage of reproductions/reimaginings was so powerful it brought tears to my eyes. I love the fact that you keep highlighting ow knowledgeable of and inspired by art history modern painters were. Another reason for us to all never to forget the history of art.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks 🙏

[@patcomerford7648]

Thank you for thr upload. When I saw this painting in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, 30 years ago, I felt a profound shock. It shows how the light of humanity is forever violently impacted by an essential darkness!

[@augustinesim1672]

Very topical for the times we're living...unfortunately This painting...art is timeless! Fascinating

[@dmolinah]

I got chills... Guernica siempre me va a mover todo por dentro, que increíble.

[@fry8h]

This channel is a hidden gem.

[@barbarawillis5187]

I admire Picasso's art. Thank you for the detailed look at the canvas and the travel history of the painting.

[@katd.531]

I'm not really a fan of contemporary art, but when I saw the Guernica in real life I was just in awe

[@littleghostfilms3012]

Contemporary art asks viewers to consider the interior world of the artist's vision, and to go inside themselves also. The classic art world reflected what religious institutions dictated, or landscapes and portraits interpreting realistic images. Picasso, as a proud Spaniard, was horrified by what happened at Guernica, and used his skills, and knowledge of art history to express in his bold way how that massacre affected him emotionally.

[@parathy84]

Despite the somber subject matter, this has to be one of the best videos on art I've seen so far. So enlightening for someone like me who has no education in art or art history... thank you...

[@waleedabdelhafeez2209]

What can I say about your amazing narration, it should be translated to all languages , they are lessons of art and beauty.

[@BollocksToThat]

The narrators voice reminds me of the documentaries on TV growing up, that typical narrator English accent, bringing me back and I'm only 30. Good video man.

[@watching7721]

As an artist, though not a visual one, I relate to Picasso here. He had an amazing idea for a great painting, and just had to get it done in one aggressive burst of motivation. I also relate to the fact that the work is a bit rough yet contains a lot of soul and poetry to it.

[@Fuchswinter]

I always struggle to connect to more abstract and modernist paintings, but this has given me a completely new appreciation for the deeper themes of this painting.

[@boya2monkae]

I've never understood Picasso's artwork, they always seemed so far fetched to me. While watching this video and the breakdown of how the war influenced Picasso's creation of Guernica it reminded me of the Ukraine war right now. Just as you say James, even after all these years the meaning behind the artwork is still as relevant today. Thank you for sharing the knowledge. It's opened my eye to be more appreciative of artists and the story behind each painting.

[@HibiscusHonee]

A Coworker and friend told me about this piece of art, I’m glad to get a deeper understanding through this channel thank you very much.

[@barquerojuancarlos7253]

12:22 The significance of Picasso's Guernica is obvious if the USA demanded it be covered up at the UN during Colin Powell's speech of lies for war on Iraq in 2003

[@VirmanaMarketing]

This is the best channel on KZbin. Can't miss a single video.

[@joshkidd2075]

Great presentation. The symbolism Picasso included was extraordinary. I appreciate learning about this painting.

[@flewprettygood8911]

I’m late but this is an amazing video. For some reason Picasso was on my mind today. I couldn’t understand exactly what people were seeing in his art. But with a little patience and studying I now see exactly why he was such a great artist and with such speed in his works! He really is an inspiration to many and I pray that his soul finds eternal rest.

[@littbitterst2328]

He was genius....there is just no denying it. And so in touch w what was happening w his fellow humans at the time. I LOVE this channel so much. Thank you♡♡

[@WillemNTM]

Yes, just like he beat his wife and mistress and of course raped his first wife ❤️

[@lynnjacobs9885]

It's always been a difficult painting for me to look at, but I appreciate it so much more now. Thank you.

[@DIGITAL7Media]

This is a great channel. I have seen this painting millions of times and never thought of the reason it was in black and white. Great insight.

[@mateusmattossabarreto2852]

back in seventh grade we had this night of art in my school and my group was responsible to make a replica of Guernica. We drew every single characther and element of the painting, each one in their own piece of cardboard and tied it up to ceiling and the floor in different depth. It was the most incredible thing I've worked on 'till this day

[@emilyserafamanschot800]

Beautiful explanation--I learned something, and I used to teach the history of Spanish art. I have a small copy of Guernica and had it professionally framed. I hung it in my classroom until the war in Iraq was over--unfortunately, I retired before then, It's in my living room now.

[@zazuzazz5419]

Your articulate, accurate observations in regards to this work allow its living, thriving compassion to peer through - locate - and in a heartbeat speak to its universal viewer.

[@Backskool]

This channel is pure gold..🥰 couldn’t be kore grateful for all that you do!

[@ariadawn1234]

I am glad that I discovered this channel. The materials and the historical references are displayed in a way that is concise but significant, simple but profound. I like the comparison of art pieces that is presented, sometimes quite eye-opening!

[@onetaste629]

I love going to art galleries and museums but often don't understand or appreciate the context or meaning behind the works. Especially more contemporary works. Just discovered your channel and really enjoy the professionalism and expertise of your presentations. Thank you!

[@J.I.T.S]

i am so grateful to have seen this piece in person. very beautiful. I stood for 45 minutes just amazed.

[@Bazzo61]

Just discovered this amazing channel. I do so hope that this is an on going project as the vidoes on individual works of art are brilliant. Thank you so much for this amazing and educational series.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks so much Barry - yes it’s ongoing but each video takes 3-4 weeks to make so make sure you subscribe and hit the notification bell. Thanks for the great comment! 🙏

[@NikkiDoesStufff]

I just watched a video of Picasso drawing something in 5 minutes and I couldn’t understand why it was good. This was suggested and I’m so glad I clicked. This was the first time someone has clearly articulated why certain artworks are good. Thank you! Going to go watch all your other videos now. Great stuff!

[@anthonyribaudo6110]

This great painting by Picasso is a timeless reminder of the horrors of war. The fact that it continues to have relevance tells us war is embedded in our DNA and that we must constanty strive to prevent its expression!

[@robertavolpe6242]

Outstanding video, as always. I shared your channel with all my GCSE Art students. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Such an inspiring channel!

[@elliemaciasgutierrez8631]

Watching the story of Picasso's Guernica as Ukraine suffers an invasion brings back this painting to haunt us-once again.

[@julianvickery8341]

Thank you! I was lucky enough to receive a lithograph of Picasso's great allegorical anti-war masterpiece Guernica (1987) many years ago. Its immense power still resonates even today. Your video is commendable.

[@j.m.s.5901]

"We all know art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realise truth." Pablo Picasso, a man (still) ahead of our time.

[@Narko_Marko]

you can make anything deep

[@stormlowe7718]

It warms my heart to see all the inspired commments about people getting the art and looking at it a new way.

[@mallbratgirl_3005]

i saw guernica in real life on a school trip when i was 10. every one else in the class moved on to a room with a video in it but i stayed for maybe 10 minutes mesmerised. there was something so haunting about it to me that i think can only really be captured in real life, the anguish in the faces.

[@user43314]

i totally get you; as a spanish person who's republican and whose family has been republican since god knows when, it is probably one of my favorite paintings. picasso was no good man at all, but i can totally feel the horror of the civil war and the horrible 26 years that followed afterwards. and this is a great representation of that. long live guernica!

[@mallbratgirl_3005]

@@user43314 totally agree- i am very critical of picasso as a person but when it comes to guernica i'm always like shit man, i have to give it to him with this one, it is really great.

[@rowenacirilo6833]

Thank you for all your content! I watch your videos every morning while getting ready for work.

[@mrerp11]

The explanation is clear, straight to the point. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@GreatArtExplained]

That’s exactly what I’m aiming at! Thanks for the great comment! 🙏

[@valerinesiew6426]

I had rewatched this as I am heading to Madrid to see it in person. Your narration provides unparalleled knowledge for me ahead of my sighting, thank you

[@joaovitorfarinabraga690]

6:40 despite being in a triangle shape in the middle the “ eye “ in the upper left is always the thing that draws my eyes first

[@Salehasohail05]

I love this channel! Watching the videos once is not enough, you’ll definitely want to play them again that’s how good they are. So beautifully explained. I was an avid art lover but this channel makes me sound smarter about the history of these beautiful masterpieces that have much more depth to them than the painting on the surface of the canvas. Thank you!

[@fitzmauriceworks]

Great coverage for a truly remarkable painting. Very good balance between the pictorial and political aspects of the work and its enduring legacy. Bravo.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks so much!

[@jennymcbain486]

Have never been interested in the experience of understanding art but this channel has converted me. Loving these very interesting stories. Thank you.

[@CommanderDragonLily]

This painting scared me the first time I saw it as a kid.....I'm 26 now. It still scares me.

[@oishi5518]

I always wanted to learn about the meaning and history of arts, paintings. When I found your channel on youtube, it was a dream come true for me. I love your work, thank you so much.

[@ftimaabdalla1490]

I'm from Brazil. Thankful for the beautiful class! Congratulations for the video!!!

[@mig539]

These videos are great. Nothing like it on YT, always known about these paintings but having them explained in great detail makes me appreciate them more 👍

[@michaeleaster1815]

13:10 "The lessons of Guernica, of universal suffering, have still not been learnt...". So poignant, vis-a-vis Ukraine (N.B. video posted June 2020)... thanks for the video and this series. A true gem on YT

[@ep0nym0us28]

i am a ukrainian refugee who turned to art video as a means to escape reality. This video made me cry. it was also 4 in the morning and also in order to maximize the number of civilian victims

[@loridancer9378]

I love and share your videos. They are important, and YOU are perfect for telling me about STUFF!

[@joelk8228]

Fabulous! Picasso was truly genius!

[@deborahbuchanan5805]

The insight you give into these great works of art is an art in itself…thank you very much.

[@Mishellacqua]

Wow, I'm so glad I just found your channel. This is so well made and really highlights the timeless quality and relevance of this magnificent piece. I'm looking forward to more videos from you! This is exactly the kind of quality content I've been looking for.

[@GreatArtExplained]

That is such a nice thing to say! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it!

[@natalier7204]

Thank you. Ive seen Guernica in real life but was not aware of all the nuances and references to other compositions. This channel helped me get more out of it.

[@Termitegrrn]

I've never heard any of this I always just thought this painting was querky art, thank you I have an appreciation for this piece that i didn't have before.

[@GreatArtExplained]

So great to hear that - thanks 🙏

[@sravanilalighoshjana]

You are making nutshell of history of a Art-piece but eventually they are becoming the bombshell of powerful knowledge of Art- its history,its sociopolitical backdrop,the influences,the aftermath and other relevant ,inspiring features.

[@GreatArtExplained]

What a great comment 🙏 thank you so much!

[@Kenikex]

This painting single handedly inspired me as a child to paint.

[@omaralilaw]

One of the best channels ever! Thank you for your work. Looking forward to learning more from you

[@artyartzyne1474]

An engaging and insightful look at one of my favourite paintings.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks!

[@danieldrkness7489]

my mind explodes watching these videos! who needs art school when you get this channel

[@Beryllahawk]

Coming to this video in 2024. This hits even harder, with war in Ukraine, atrocities everywhere, and an appalling level of indifference to all of it in the greater media.

[@tristanmestroni6724]

I have always felt so "common" that this is my favourite artwork. But damn. It really is amazing. I almost cry when I look at it.

[@mariaholz]

Super interesting and intelligently presented. I love how you explain the historical context. Brilliant xxx

[@bailey6430]

omg when he said no YOU did. I actually got goosebumps. Well done! I

[@SofiaLiendoSevilla]

Great video! My new favorite channel. When Spain requested for Guernica, because this was Picasso´s will that the painting would rest at "Dell Prado" museum, The US requested for proof of that, for years the investigation went into each place where Picasso´s lived, then in Paris was found where he writes that Guernica belongs to Spain, and the process to bring it back took place, but the terrorist group ETA planned an attack to the plane that would bring the painting, so two identical planes flew into Spain and only one with El Guernica, once in Spain Queen Sofia, decided to exhibit it in her Museum and stills there till today, not in "Del prado" as Picasso desired.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Great comment - thank you! 🙏

[@johannesmatthes7341]

I really love your comment but I‘m wondering why Guernica is shown in the Museum „Reina Sophia“ in Madrid and not in the „Prado“. If you don‘t know either then nevermind.

[@SofiaLiendoSevilla]

@@johannesmatthes7341 a critics of art told me that the cost of El Guernica was something how 50.000 millions $ according to the first price payed to Picasso was 200.000 francs (11400€) today, but he did it from his soul, so toghether with what it means for Spain, the richnes and simbolism of the work, a Picasso itself, the taking back to Spain, and the representation of part of history of the "Republic", "attach" this price of 50.000 millions dollars, knowing that Picasso's Guernica never had been listed for selling so no price had ever been attached. Te cost of this work is just priceless, So if I have a museum and power I keep it for myself "to the public but in my house". Thats why Spain had to demonstrate that Guernica belogned to them. The Galery of Art did not want to give it either. This is a common practice among museums and galeries, once they borrow a masterpiece from another they dont want to give it back. It often had to be taken or requested "legally"

[@rafaelribas1027]

@@johannesmatthes7341 The Reina Sofía didn't exist during Picasso's life (the name is a clue). It now hosts all of the publicly owned collections of 20th and 21st century art, while the Prado hosts the older artwork.

[@Davidman3976]

@@rafaelribas1027 This. El Prado -> classic art Reina Sofía -> modern art

[@siyar8]

I wait for your videos. Your explanation is amazing. It has so much power and remains true to the artist.

[@Supernova-217]

Absolutely amazing, watched all your videos and craving more. Love the knowledge. Highly informative and educating, yet engaging video. Amazing work

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks so much - new one coming soon!

[@inezbraz3754]

I’ve been binge-watching your videos. They are fabulous. They are well narrated and well researched. Bravo!

[@moniqueneagle7091]

Outstanding and complete explanation. Finally. Thank you so much.

[@IndianTinker]

Thanks for the amazing explanation. I saw it yesterday at Reina Sofia. The scale of the painting and the suffering it brings is real.

[@paulakrupa307]

85 years have passed and this piece of art is still speaking about the problems of society. With the war in Ukraine it’s message is still loud even nowadays. What I can’t understand is that even after almost a century of dealing with the same problem humanity is still blind with it’s message. Let’s all hope and pray for a better world for the next generations 😢

[@paulsolon6229]

Way to go Picasso. Great painting Fine video. Helps me. Thank you

[@egrace3738]

I really appreciate the historical context that art is created in. This is enlightening to me because I believe art is influenced by events. Thank you professor.