guernica

• war in 2d

  • monochrome - death and despair
  • chaotic composition, fragmented figures - chaos and mess
  • bull with tail on fire - burning passion, political turmoil of Spain
  • woman with dead baby - ruthlessness of bombings - Guernica bombed by fascists, general Franco, funded by Nazi's
  • horse and chicken - farming town - small town in north Spain
  • sword = unprepared - home to republican base