A 3d exploration of Picasso's Guernica by Lena Gieseke

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A 3D Exploration of Picasso's Guernica

By Lena Gieseke

2008, 2:54 minutes, Germany

A walk through Picasso's Guernica when we discern the original painting in this three-dimensional reproduction we start to understand which features most significantly constitute the painting. Consequently, this three dimensional exploration of Picasso's Guernica is an interesting technique for comprehending and appreciating the original masterpiece.

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Artistic Statement

The idea of creating a 3D version of an influential artwork came out of doing jigsaw
puzzles of famous paintings. When you assemble a jigsaw, you study a painting in great
detail and you become aware of the very lines, shapes and colors that the painting is
composed of and how these elements merge to create a unified expression. Through the
puzzle, you explore the artwork, examining details your eye might not have caught
otherwise. Your experience of the painting is intense, aroused by the action of puzzling, but
expanded and strengthened by your own fantasy.

This 3D rendering of Picasso's Guernica offers a similar experience. The actual spatial
immersion into a painting is a powerful way to prompt contemplation of its many facets. My
project is not only a creative piece of work on its own; it stands in a larger context. It provides
the extraordinary opportunity to view this remarkable piece from a unique perspective,
revealing aspects that would normally stay hidden from the casual viewer. When we discern
the original painting in this three-dimensional reproduction, we recognize which features most
significantly constitute the painting. Consequently this three-dimensional exploration of
Picasso's Guernica is an innovative technique for comprehending and appreciating the
original masterpiece.

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My primary intention for the project was to create a provoking and deep
contemplation of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica. Is my model a true reconstruction of the
Picasso’s painting, or is it merely a rough re-visualization? Is it still Picasso’s art or has it,
through my addition of third dimension, become something completely different? It is not my
place to answer those questions nor to determine the relationship between my three-
dimensional reproduction and the original painting. Perhaps this is a question best left in the
hands of critics.

“I like what continues.” —Pablo Picasso1