Comparsion_Of_War_Paintings

Comparsion Of War Paintings The two pictures express the experience of war in completely different ways. Although both pictures represent a deep underlying meaning of war, Picasso’s Guernica interprets war in a very abstract and symbolic way. Lee Teter’s painting Reflection is a realism painting. Both paintings reflect human values and beliefs. Guernica is set in a dull black, white and gray set of colors. Reflection has more vivid and bright colors. Picasso’s portrays the victims suffering, dismembered bodies, while Teter’s painting portrays the soldiers in solitude and whole form. Guernica is full of hidden images and themes. Reflection has an overall theme that is more easily seen. Guernica’s forms and figures are very exaggerated and Reflections figures are more realistic. Picasso’s painting is an expression of outrage of the Spanish Civil War. Teter’s painting is a more grief stricken expression of World War I. Similarities in the two painting are they both have strong clashing of light and dark tones in the colors. war, painting, teter’s, both, reflection, guernica, very, represent, picasso’s, meaning, different, colors, while, way, two, symbolism, suffering, shows, set, realism, portrays, pictures, paintings, overall, lee, figures, expression, express, experience, yet, world, whole, white, ways, wall