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Heroes and Icons of the 20th century
Pablo
Picasso
Picasso’s
work spans a variety of styles, genres, art forms and ideas. From drawing to
painting, sculpture to poetry, Picasso never allowed himself to be restricted. Rejecting
the rules of painters who had gone before him, Picasso’s more abstract work led
to him creating a new style of painting, cubism. While some artists can be
accused of cutting themselves off from the rest of society, politically-aware
Picasso engaged with it. When his home country Spain was torn apart by civil
war in the 1930s Picasso painted Guernica. This was in response to the bombing
of a civilian population. It has a stark anti-war message – which still
resonates today.
Muhammad
Ali
Ali was a
successful black man living during one of the most turbulent periods for race
relations in American history. For some that was a provocation in itself. But
Ali was never afraid to speak up, even when his views were controversial –
expressing his strong opinions on race, religion and war. Ali fought to live up
to the standards he set himself. His impressive fighting style combined with
his charismatic personality took boxing to another level. In 1984 Ali was
diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease but he was determined to carry on making a
difference. He made goodwill missions to Afghanistan and North Korea, he
brought medical supplies to Cuba and even helped to secure the release of 15
American hostages from Iraq before the 1990 Gulf War; all in spite of his own
suffering.
David Bowie
Often
adopting a series of personas, and never afraid to reinvent his sound, David
Bowie was a constant musical innovator. The characters he created, from Ziggy
Stardust to the Thin White Duke, allowed him to inhabit new sonic landscapes. Unlike
many other musicians, he remained current for his entire career. An early
champion of internet technology, his 1999 album Hours was the first by a major
artist to be made available as a download. The announcement of David Bowie’s
death on 10 January 2016 shocked the world. It wasn’t just that one of music’s
greatest icons had passed, but he had just released a brand-new album the week
before. Bowie had turned his own impending death from cancer into the
inspiration for this final work: Black Star.
Alan Turing
Turing’s
mathematical genius allowed him to foresee the possibility and function of
computer like machines before the existence of the necessary technology. Laying
out the theory for such devices in an essay in 1936, his revolutionary work
provided the foundation for modern computers. At the start of World War Two
Turing, along with other mathematicians, was recruited to break enemy codes. Turing
built a machine called a Bombe. It sped-up code-cracking efforts from weeks to
hours. The information obtained helped the Allies gain an upper hand in the
war.
Choose the name to answer the
question.
Who used
his own approaching death as an inspiration for art? Blank 1 Вопрос 2 Muhammad AliAlan TuringDavid BowiePablo Picasso Whose work
of art became a statement against war? Blank 2 Вопрос 2 Muhammad AliAlan TuringDavid BowiePablo Picasso Who did a lot
of humanitarian work? Blank 3 Вопрос 2 Muhammad AliAlan TuringDavid BowiePablo Picasso Whose work
had an impact on the results of the World War 2? Blank 4 Вопрос 2 Muhammad AliAlan TuringDavid BowiePablo Picasso Whose work
was distributed in the Internet? Blank 5 Вопрос 2 Muhammad AliAlan TuringDavid BowiePablo Picasso Who fought
against racism? Blank 6 Вопрос 2 Muhammad AliAlan TuringDavid BowiePablo Picasso Who was the
“father” of the computer? Blank 7 Вопрос 2 Muhammad AliAlan TuringDavid BowiePablo Picasso