My favorite work of art, and one of the most powerful anti-war statements of the 20th century, Guernica, by Pablo Picasso still has important influence today. Shortly before his ill-advised presentation making the case for war against Iraq in 2003, Colin Powell asked the United Nations to place a drape over the Guernica copy so that his disquisition would not be distracted by Guernica's message.
Now, an artist based in New York City, Lena Gieseke, has created a 3D version of this masterpiece and I found it very emotive, literally drawing me into the work. In this way, I encountered more details within the work, the poignancy that Picasso captured so well and the suffering that the people of Guernica suffered that day in 1937.
To check it out, visit Lena Gieseke's link at: Lena Gieseke's Guernica in 3D
This is an amazing rendering of Guernica. What interested me was how much 3D information Picasso was able to communicate in a flat pictoral plane. May even use this with drawing students when we are working on concepts of space. Thanks for the link Tom!
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