Implication of Paintings on Education

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Implication of paintings on education
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Introduction
The artists of the world have made significant contributions to the human society. Their
work inspires many people in different fields of their activity (Adams, 2018). Paintings and
sculptures are not only meant to show the desires of the artists, but are also meant to reflect on
the customs and traditions that are present in the world around them. Thus, it is often believed
that artistic work are a window to the inner soul of the human society (Adams, 2018). This essay
looks in to important contributions made by Picasso to the human society. In this respect, three
significant paintings of him have been examined in order to see how they can be used as a
cultural and educational tool.
Background of Picasso
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist belonging to the twentieth century (Henderson &
Rothe, 2017). He is more popularly known for the invention of the Cubist Movement which is
the field of constructed sculpture. Picasso initially started to paint in a naturalist manner.
However, at the beginning of the twentieth century, he changed his style to incorporate more
ideas and techniques within his work.
Elements of art work
Art work consist of seven important elements which have been listed as below –
The painting of The Weeping Woman has made magnificent use of the elements of line
and form in its painting. A line marks the distance that is observed between two designated
points (Hermeren, 2015). Whereas, form is the three dimensional effect of shape when it

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acquires the characteristic of depth. This is clearly noticeable in the panting whereby Picasso
tried to show the horrors of war as revealed inside the depth of the eyes of the woman.
The Bouquet of Peace has made use of the elements of shape, texture and space. Shapes
are mainly two dimensional in nature and it is mainly used to give direction to how the
concerned painting is perceived by the audience (Errington, 2016). For instance, the two hands
holding the flowers show the need for peace. The element of texture refers to the sense of touch
where the factor of ‘feel’ comes in to play. This is shown in the object of the ‘flower’. Space
refers to the placement of the different forms of elements within the concerned art work.
The painting of mother and child, on the other hand, has made significant use of value
and color. Color in an art is sued to give emotions to the figure or object drawn (Elgammal &
Saleh, 2015). Value is meant to give a mood to the concerned art work by changing the mode of
light in the painting (Pantaleo, 2018). The use of blue color in the painting shows the use of such
elements.
Critique of the artist and the artwork as a cultural and educational tool
The paintings of the different artists can be treated as having certain cultural and
educational significance. Picasso engaged in the Cubist Movement in order give construction
value to the sculptures made by him (Orozco, 2018). Moreover, the style of his paintings is also
different from the traditional way of painting. They are found to be more emotional and loud in
nature.
One of the most famous paintings of Picasso is that of the Weeping Woman. This
painting was painted in the year of 1937 which mainly aimed to signify the horrors of the
Spanish Civil War (Fattal, 2017). However, Picasso mainly aimed to focus on the issue of