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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

"Picasso – The Art of War" Part 2: A Dove of Peace or Revenge

When we think of the Dove of Peace, we think of purity, love and humanity. The world renowned symbol of Peace is a pure white dove, flying with a leaf in its beak, surrounded by colorful flowers reflecting tranquility and serenity.


The picture depicted above is what the International Peace movement wants you to believe, but in reality, it’s nothing more than a cover story for what the real intention has been since 1949.

After Allied Forces won World War II, Hitler’s army was defeated and the Communist Party throughout Europe had been crippled, or so we thought. They were thwarted yes, but not totally crippled to the point where they laid down their ideology and commitment. Instead, they regrouped silently and began planning their next attack; this time without bullets or war. They would launch a new attack that would take a considerable amount of time if their plan was to work.

Shortly after World War II ended in 1945, or maybe before it ended, Pablo Picasso was livid at the course to which world events turned against the Communist Party. His beloved Communist Party was losing ground and events in Paris during that time made him very angry at the United States of America; after all they thwarted the effort of the cause. No one knows if he consulted with anyone in the party, but we must assume he did because he created a new piece of artwork; a small painting of a Dove. This is no ordinary Dove, because if you look very closely, you will see it is not a Dove of Peace at all. In fact, it’s a Dove ruffling its feathers and on the wing in front, there’s clearly an upside down flag that can only be the flag of the United States of America for it has strips, but no stars.

Picasso was the master at disguising hidden symbols and meanings in all his artwork. This was his way of sending messages to those within the Communist Party throughout the world of what the party planned for the future. It is clear in this one piece of art, he was letting his fellow Communist members not to despair they were planning to ruffle the feathers of their enemy – America.

Later in 1949, Picasso having a strong knowledge of mythology, religion and history combined these three things into a new piece of work, the Dove of Peace and introduced it to members of the Congress of Peace. He again redesigned his famous Dove of Peace when the International Peace Movement started.

One must understand the history behind the symbol of the Dove based on biblical writings. First mentioned in the Old Testament wherein it says, Noah released a pigeon to see if the flood waters had receded. When it returned with a twig in its mouth, it was proof a new world had emerged from the flood waters and a mighty change had occurred.

In mythology, most all birds were associated with the creation of the life or a new world. In Ancient Egyptian mythology it was believed a new land rose out of the primeval waters of chaos and horror. Upon this new land appeared a bird perched on a branch.

Throughout Europe birds were used to symbolize power and strength. In 1917 the German Government printed a poster depicting a white dove with an olive branch flying under a black eagle. Now mind you the black eagle was the national symbol long before Hitler and the Nazi Party hijacked it. In fact according to Germany’s own history, the eagle has a rich heritage as their national insignia deriving from the heraldic Roman Aquila, including the German Empire and the Weimar Republic.

Taking into consideration all of the above, Picasso used his ability and talent yet again as the master of propaganda messages by using the symbolism of the Dove for the treachery campaign the Communist Party was creating.

The symbol of the Dove surrounded by colorful flowers was created as a symbol to be used by people all around the world under the cloak of deception. Many variations of his original symbol have been used by artists around the world; each with their own variation of their own interpretation. Throughout China the Dove can be seen in many Communist propaganda paintings and drawings. In many European communities there are pictures and posters of young children holding a Dove, this isn’t done by accident. In many Middle Eastern countries there are artist renditions of a Dove squatting on a scarf, or on top of a camel out in the desert. The symbol isn’t meant for peace, but for war.

After Picasso was denied access to the United States in 1950, his campaign intensified. It was time to enact his and the Communist Party’s plan for world domination, their numbers were low because of the war and they had to recruit unsuspecting individuals to help them – they turned to those within the new Peace Movement.

Did Picasso’s Dove of Treachery and Revenge plan work? We'll find out in Picasso - The Art of War," Part 3: An Army of Dove's.



Next: "Picasso - The Art of War," Part 3: An Army of Dove's

"Picasso - The Art of War" is a series written & copyrighted byAuthor Elizabeth Kilbride 2011
All information contained within this series will be used in a book entitled “Picasso – The Art of War” all rights reserved and copyrighted to Elizabeth Kilbride. Permission is not granted to anyone for the copying or distribution of this information in print or media without the express permission of the author. This copyright is under both U.S.A and International Copyright Laws.

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