Brochure: Diego Rivera And Muralism (1886-1957)
Maria Rebolledo
Professor Kay
Art 380
9 December 2015
Brochure: Diego Rivera & Muralism (1886-1957)
“Art should play a role in empowering working people to understand their own histories”- Rivera
There was once this talented boy named “Diego Rivera” who was born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. This kid was so interested in art that he decided to study traditional European artistic styles at the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City. He later traveled to Europe in where he played a part in the avant-garde cubist movement that was founded by the Pablo Picasso. However, he later began to question this movement and drifted away from it because he wanted to do a kind of art that was accessible to the whole public not just to museums …show more content…
or galleries. Rivera was greatly influenced by the Mexican & Russian Revolution for his work. He wanted to portray “the working lives of the working class and native’s people of Mexico” (Biography. Com Editors). The purpose of his frescoes were to portray the history as well as the social problems of Mexico. Rivera married the famous painter Frida Kahlo. He died in Mexico City on November 24, 1957 from cancer.
Founder of the Mexican Muralist Movement
In the 1920s the Mexican Muralist Movement began.
It was born from the Mexican Revolution from 1910-1920. The method that was used for it were frescoes. This movement was to express the political and social events that happened during the revolution. This movement became international with Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Jose Clemente Orozco. All three created their murals illustrating “the history of Mexico, its people, its society, and the revolution”. Rivera created “political murals that were about the attacks on the ruling class, the church, and …show more content…
capitalism”.
Some of his Famous Artwork
*La Creacion (1922-1923) This was the first mural that Rivera ever did. This mural was commissioned from the Mexican Minister of Education Jose Vasconcelos. According to the Art Story Foundation Site, this mural “depicts a number of allegorical figures-among them Faith, Hope, Charity, Education, and Science-all seemingly represented with unmistakably Mexican feautures” (The Art Story Foundation Site). Also, it reflects the “importance of Italian art in terms of Rivera’s development” (The Art Story Foundation Site).
*Man, Controller of the Universe (1934) was commissioned by the Mexican government (The Art Story Foundation Site).
Rivera did this painting to represent the human race at the crosswords reinforcing forces and ideologies such as: science, industrialization, Communism, and capitalism. (The Art Story Foundation Site).
*Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park (1947-1948)
In this work, Rivera painted himself as a kid and his wife Frida right behind him. This was done to symbolize the Mexican popular culture (The Art Story Foundation Site). Through this painting, Rivera is demonstrating all the historical events that occurred in this park (The Art Story Foundation Site).
*La Molendera, (1924)
In this painting, Rivera is illustrating the process of making handmade tortilla’s. Moreover, he is portraying his country’s (Mexico’s) culture. This painting is my favorite one of all because I can relate to it. My mom makes handmade tortillas very often. Also, because I believe that Rivera did a well job portraying a woman’s hard work as a housewife.
Bibliography
Denson, G. Roger. “Diego Rivera at MoMA Makes US Ask, What Happened to the Radical Left in Art?” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com,n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
“Diego Rivera (1886-1957). “Diego Rivera. Expert Art Authentication, Certificates of Authenticity and Expert Art Appraisals. N.P., n.d. Web. 16 Nov.
2015.
“Diego Rivera Biography.”-Life, Family, Parents, Death, History, School, Mother, Young, Old, Information, Born. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
“Rivera, Diego (1886-1957).” A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, (2009):.
Professor Kay
Art 380
9 December 2015
Brochure: Diego Rivera & Muralism (1886-1957)
“Art should play a role in empowering working people to understand their own histories”- Rivera
There was once this talented boy named “Diego Rivera” who was born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. This kid was so interested in art that he decided to study traditional European artistic styles at the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City. He later traveled to Europe in where he played a part in the avant-garde cubist movement that was founded by the Pablo Picasso. However, he later began to question this movement and drifted away from it because he wanted to do a kind of art that was accessible to the whole public not just to museums …show more content…
or galleries. Rivera was greatly influenced by the Mexican & Russian Revolution for his work. He wanted to portray “the working lives of the working class and native’s people of Mexico” (Biography. Com Editors). The purpose of his frescoes were to portray the history as well as the social problems of Mexico. Rivera married the famous painter Frida Kahlo. He died in Mexico City on November 24, 1957 from cancer.
Founder of the Mexican Muralist Movement
In the 1920s the Mexican Muralist Movement began.
It was born from the Mexican Revolution from 1910-1920. The method that was used for it were frescoes. This movement was to express the political and social events that happened during the revolution. This movement became international with Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Jose Clemente Orozco. All three created their murals illustrating “the history of Mexico, its people, its society, and the revolution”. Rivera created “political murals that were about the attacks on the ruling class, the church, and …show more content…
capitalism”.
Some of his Famous Artwork
*La Creacion (1922-1923) This was the first mural that Rivera ever did. This mural was commissioned from the Mexican Minister of Education Jose Vasconcelos. According to the Art Story Foundation Site, this mural “depicts a number of allegorical figures-among them Faith, Hope, Charity, Education, and Science-all seemingly represented with unmistakably Mexican feautures” (The Art Story Foundation Site). Also, it reflects the “importance of Italian art in terms of Rivera’s development” (The Art Story Foundation Site).
*Man, Controller of the Universe (1934) was commissioned by the Mexican government (The Art Story Foundation Site).
Rivera did this painting to represent the human race at the crosswords reinforcing forces and ideologies such as: science, industrialization, Communism, and capitalism. (The Art Story Foundation Site).
*Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park (1947-1948)
In this work, Rivera painted himself as a kid and his wife Frida right behind him. This was done to symbolize the Mexican popular culture (The Art Story Foundation Site). Through this painting, Rivera is demonstrating all the historical events that occurred in this park (The Art Story Foundation Site).
*La Molendera, (1924)
In this painting, Rivera is illustrating the process of making handmade tortilla’s. Moreover, he is portraying his country’s (Mexico’s) culture. This painting is my favorite one of all because I can relate to it. My mom makes handmade tortillas very often. Also, because I believe that Rivera did a well job portraying a woman’s hard work as a housewife.
Bibliography
Denson, G. Roger. “Diego Rivera at MoMA Makes US Ask, What Happened to the Radical Left in Art?” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com,n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
“Diego Rivera (1886-1957). “Diego Rivera. Expert Art Authentication, Certificates of Authenticity and Expert Art Appraisals. N.P., n.d. Web. 16 Nov.
2015.
“Diego Rivera Biography.”-Life, Family, Parents, Death, History, School, Mother, Young, Old, Information, Born. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
“Rivera, Diego (1886-1957).” A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, (2009):.