A 3D Exploration of Picasso’s Guernica

“Guernica” is the title of Pablo Picasso’s anti-war mural inspired by the destruction of the Basque town of Guernica by the Nazi air force during the Spanish Civil War in 1937, in which roughly 1600 people were killed. I saw this cubist-style painting when I visited Madrid in March of 2008.  It is a haunting, muted, mostly black and white painting that depicts the suffering and brutality of war.

Then this month, I came across German artist Lena Gieseke and her “3D Exploration of Picasso’s Guernica”.  It provides an unique and stunning perspective for viewing the painting in 3D. Definitely check out the Maya-rendered movie which takes you through the painting.