This is a picture of Picasso's Guernica, his depiction of the Spanish bombing that happened in 1937. I feel that even though it is a fairly old piece of political art, it is an important one nonetheless. This painting is known worldwide as being a centrepiece for the anti-war movement and helped spread knowledge around the world about the Spanish Civil War.
I find the mural to be really interesting. It's really open to a lot of interpretation and it is easily seen that Picasso put a lot of thought into the postures and positions of the people portrayed. The twisted bodies of the people and animals show the pain and suffering that they went through after getting bombed. The horse is clearly screaming in pain. On the left hand side we see a mother weeping over a dead child.
I don't think that this is what was in mind when he was commissioned to do work for the World's Fair in Paris, but it has had significant effects since then.
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