War Art: To Condemn or Glorify

Jose Duran
ARTH 1304
Professor Sluis
 Project Overview

01 02
Research
Methodology
Question

03 04
Analysis Conclusions and
Implications
Research Question

How do artists’ experiences

influence their decision to
condemn or glorify war through
their art?
 02
Methodology
 Theories and Methods

Iconography Social History Biography

Exploring the artists’
Symbolism and its Using social history as
life and the relation to
interpretation in art context to analyze art
their artwork
 03
Analysis of Artworks
 Peninsular War/Spanish Revolution

• Began May 2nd,1808

• Napoleon took control of Spain
• Spanish Civilians revolt
 Francisco Goya

• Career began with Joyful

and cheerful artworks
• Witness and victim of
Napoleon’s empire
Y No Hay Remedio
• Realistic Style
• Rough Texture
• Strategic Placement
• Depth
 July Revolution of 1830
• 2nd revolution in France
• Once again, the King tried to
abuse his power
• The revolution was impressively
quick
 Eugene Delacroix

• Famous for romanticized style

• Thought of art as a form of
expressing ideas and emotions
• Saw the revolts and protests of
the July Revolution
Liberty Leading the People
• Realistic and idealistic
Style
• Light and weight
imbalance
• Heavy Symbolism
 World War I
● Began in 1914, ended in 1918
● Considered one of the bloodiest wars
○ Over 40 Million Casualties
● Industrialization of War
Christopher R. Nevinson

• Joined the Royal Army Medical

Corps in 1914

• In 1915 he was Invalidated from

rejoining

• Focused on art
Paths Of Glory

• Realistic Style
• Foreshortening
• Strategic
Composition
 04
Conclusion and Implicatinos
 Artists

Delacroix Nevinson
Goya
• Dealing with trauma • Used his art as a method to • Conscious of his artwork
• illustrated the nature of inspire and excite his • Wanted to show the reality of
humanity audience war
• Idolized, glorified and
justified the revolution
 Implications

Art Personal Experiences

• Context is vital • Heavily Influential

• Subjective and objective • Helpful in dissecting art

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