Artist Recreates Picasso's Guernica on Destroyed Kyiv Bridge

[Trailrider1951]

Roberto Marquez of Mexico is bringing new life to a destroyed bridge in Kyiv by painting a replica of Picasso’s Guernica on it.

Even through a devastating war, art lives and speaks to us.

[Deuxcents]

1. This is inspiring

Just a wonderful thing to do for Ukraine 🇺🇦

[Demovictory9]

2. K&r

[barbaraann]

3. I saw the original in New York before it was moved to Spain.

It's a huge painting and unbelievably moving and it's so sad that it's not an anachronism.

[marybourg]

4. Yes, so did I. And I have never forgotten it.

[ShazzieB]

5. How profoundly appropriate.

The painting captures the destruction of a village in Northern Spain as part of the Spanish Civil War.

Picasso produced the painting shortly after the attack, which was led by German and Italian warplanes whose respective governments were supporting the Fascist regime in Spain.

The artist's views were expressed in this piece about a specific air campaign which he was very concerned about, but this painting has since become a symbol of anti-war campaigning more generally.

More here: https://www.pablopicasso.net/guernica/

[DebbieCDC]

6. I saw the original in Spain

It’s very much a punch to the gut - the horrors of war writ large on a canvas

[sinkingfeeling]

7. I saw it there in April.

[MagickMuffin]

8. Roberto, Excellent way to show support. I love the use of the bandolier very original

Brushes no bullets!