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"The Tragedy "or "Poor People on the Seashore" by Pablo Picasso
The three characters in this picture are extremely poor, as evidenced by the fact that they are shoeless, by their ragged clothing and by their gauntness. The meaning of the painting, however, is found in their attitudes and the surroundings.
The adults, looking down and hopeless, understand that their condition of poverty and possibly the child's are irreversible. The child, on the contrary, has a different take on their situation: the position of his hand and his expression suggest he is trying to change the adult's views and to console them.
The child is the future, where hope is always alive, but he also represents innocence and lack of knowledge. This leads to an important question: is there hope because there is time, or because of a poor understanding of a situation? Is hope for these poor people irrational?
The beach and the ocean represent the deep desolation of the poor, and the permanent lack of resources. The poor, their hopelessness, the situation in which the find themselves is the tragedy (title of the painting) of our time. In Picasso's view, poverty is a permanent tragedy, ubiquitous, real, affecting millions all over the world.
If you happen to be in Washington D.C, you will find this painting at the National Gallery. Do not miss the Da Vinci also found in that gallery, clic here to see it.
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"The Tragedy "or "Poor People on the Seashore" by Pablo Picasso
The three characters in this picture are extremely poor, as evidenced by the fact that they are shoeless, by their ragged clothing and by their gauntness. The meaning of the painting, however, is found in their attitudes and the surroundings.
The adults, looking down and hopeless, understand that their condition of poverty and possibly the child's are irreversible. The child, on the contrary, has a different take on their situation: the position of his hand and his expression suggest he is trying to change the adult's views and to console them.
The child is the future, where hope is always alive, but he also represents innocence and lack of knowledge. This leads to an important question: is there hope because there is time, or because of a poor understanding of a situation? Is hope for these poor people irrational?
The beach and the ocean represent the deep desolation of the poor, and the permanent lack of resources. The poor, their hopelessness, the situation in which the find themselves is the tragedy (title of the painting) of our time. In Picasso's view, poverty is a permanent tragedy, ubiquitous, real, affecting millions all over the world.
If you happen to be in Washington D.C, you will find this painting at the National Gallery. Do not miss the Da Vinci also found in that gallery, clic here to see it.
Follow this blog in Twitter @ArteInterpret
“La Tragedia” también conocida como “Los pobres a la orilla del mar” de Pablo Picasso.
Estos tres personajes son extremadamente pobres, como lo evidencia el hecho de que estén descalzos y quizás también su delgadez. El significado de la pintura, sin embargo, radica en las actitudes y el entorno. Los mayores, el hombre y la mujer, cabizbajos y desesperanzados, entienden que su condición de pobreza y posiblemente la del niño son irreversibles. El niño, por el contrario, con la posición de la mano, los ojos abiertos y una actitud que tiene como propósito calmar, tiene otra visión. El niño es el futuro (donde siempre hay esperanza), pero también hay inocencia y desconocimiento de la realidad. Esto lleva a una pregunta quasi-filosofica, hay esperanza porque hay tiempo? O por desconocimiento? La esperanza, es irracional?
La playa y el mar representan la profunda desolación del pobre y la permanente falta de recursos. Los pobres, la desesperanza y la situación en la que se encuentran son la tragedia permanente, palpable, omniprescente, afectando a millones en la era moderna.
Si pasan por Washington D.C. la pueden ver en la Galería Nacional. No se pierdan el Da Vinci que hay en esa galería Click aqui
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