The painting La Guernica elicits many emotions to rise to the surface within the observer observing the scene I feel saddened, tense and as though a cloud of unalterable foreboding is above me. The authenticity of bang's insights concerning the emotional value of artistic elements is proven as my eyes briefly rest on Picasso's work. The lines in the painting do indeed "...imply tension." The darkness consuming the scene in its entirety feels unsafe to the observer. The picture is crowded, an upper half is non-existant, there is no freedom or happiness only chaos.