Nicole's Research Essay Topic

For my essay, I think I would like to try to answer the question of what is the purpose of art. For my exhibit I want to look at the painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso and possibly some quotes written about the painting as well. I think that this painting will be an interesting exhibit for my topic because the painting itself has multiple functions: educational, cathartic, eye-catching, etc. It will be interesting to see what my conversation authors include and leave out of their analyses on the purpose of art and how the painting Guernica might add to their analyses.