Pablo Picasso's painting Guernica illustrates the devastating and chaotic impact of war, particularly on civilians and communities. The artist completed this masterpiece in 1937 during a time of political unrest around the world. In Guernica, the artist illustrates several victims of the bombings, some alive and some dead. The chaos caused by political instability is indicated in the composition of Guernica, with animals and humans all intertwined in geometric figures, which is an indication of Cubism. All of these images combine to create a sense of unease and emotional attachment familiar to anyone who has experienced war or chaos. The feeling of emotional attachment is mainly shown through the figure on the left