A 3D Tour of Picasso’s Guernica In June 1937 Pablo Picasso painted Guernica en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(painting) , a mural that memorialized the events of April 27, 1937, the date when Germany supported its fascist ally Francisco Franco and bombed Guernica, a rather remote town in the Basque region of northern Spain. For the Nazis, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Guernica the military strike was an excuse to try out their latest military hardware, establish a blueprint for terror bombings of civilian populations, and pull Spain into the fascist fold. After the bombing, the republican government on the other side of the Spanish Civil War english.illinois.edu/maps/scw/overview.htm commissioned Picasso to create the mural for display at the 1937 World’s Fair in Paris. You can learn more about the famous anti-war painting, now housed at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid museoreinasofia.es/ . In the meantime, we’re highlighting today a digitally-rendered 3D tour of Picasso’s landmark work. It’s the creation of Lena Gieseke, a visual effects artist who, once upon a time, was married to the filmmaker Tim Burton https://youtube/watch?v=mANsedYvsBs . Some will consider the idea of putting Guernica in 3D downright blasphemous. Others will find it instructive, a chance to see parts of the mural from a new perspective. The video above runs three minutes.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:19:16 +0000
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