Andrew Klein, week 5 homework

This piece is representative of the works done by Pablo Picasso in the 1930s. During this period he built upon the foundation of Synthetic Cubism he developed in the 1920s and started to add elements of political and social commentary. One of most used symbols was that of the bull or minotaur, which depending on which translations of his work you ascribe to, acts as a sort of heraldic national symbol for Spain or as a symbol for the brutality which the Spanish people endured in the 30s and 40s during the civl war and WW2. In this piece, the bull is attacking a citizen, while others, fenced off, watch helplessly. The portrayed idea is one of helplessness in the face of modern "total" war.

This piece was created in maya with a few layer adjustments in photoshop.