Kids’ Guernica
At the end of April in 1937,/Pablo Picasso heard shocking news. Guernica, a small town in Spain,/was bombed by the Nazis. Many people living in the town were killed. Picasso decided to paint about the terrible event/for an international exhibition/which was held in Paris. He worked quickly/to show his anger. He took only a month/to finish his huge painting, Guernica .
Over 50 years later, in 1995,/a Japanese NPO started “Kids’ Guernica.” It is an international children’s art project. Any children who are interested/can join. Each group creates a painting/about world peace. They paint on a canvas/which is the size of Picasso’s Guernica.
The pictures painted by children from different communities/are uploaded online.
Both Picasso’s Guernica and the children’s paintings/show us the importance of peace. In “Kids’ Guernica,”/children in over 50 countries have worked together/to create colorful paintings/and share a wish for peace. As they work,/they learn to respect others/who have different backgrounds in this world.
Peace can exist in places/where people respect each other/regardless of race, religion and culture.
At the end of April in 1937,/Pablo Picasso heard shocking news. Guernica, a small town in Spain,/was bombed by the Nazis. Many people living in the town were killed. Picasso decided to paint about the terrible event/for an international exhibition/which was held in Paris. He worked quickly/to show his anger. He took only a month/to finish his huge painting, Guernica .
Over 50 years later, in 1995,/a Japanese NPO started “Kids’ Guernica.” It is an international children’s art project. Any children who are interested/can join. Each group creates a painting/about world peace. They paint on a canvas/which is the size of Picasso’s Guernica.
The pictures painted by children from different communities/are uploaded online.
Both Picasso’s Guernica and the children’s paintings/show us the importance of peace. In “Kids’ Guernica,”/children in over 50 countries have worked together/to create colorful paintings/and share a wish for peace. As they work,/they learn to respect others/who have different backgrounds in this world.
Peace can exist in places/where people respect each other/regardless of race, religion and culture.