Compare And Contrast Mexican American Impressionism
Impressionism vs. Mexican Muralism
As we all know, cultures and events shaped the world were being mirrored in the world of art. From Impressionism to Mexican Muralism, art has experienced lots of movements and it is easy to get confused regarding the similarities and difference between Impressionism and Mexican Muralism. In this essay, I will clear those things from two paintings: Camille Pissarro’s Boulevard Montmartre（Afternoon, Sunshine）and Diego Rivera’s A Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park.
The two images above are excellent examples of different styles of the Impressionism and Mexican Muralism. While the content is relatively similar, such as natural background, bright color, and even both of them depicted a scene happened in the afternoon, the feeling of the two paintings is remarkably diverse. The painting Boulevard Montmartre has a much softer edges and low-tone feel too it, compared to the stark contrast of A Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park with its clear boundaries and striking use of color. Actually, besides the optical …show more content…
The three main and most important artists during this movement were Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros, and the muralists in Mexico were interested in Aztec and Mayan cultures, depicted some Mexican people and their heroes’ live and work. During the early years of the twentieth century, those three representative muralists who were influenced by the European modernist art returned to Mexico and began to paint and teach. (Dorothy Chaplik 26). In contrast to Impressionism, Mexican Muralism movement is not only an artistic movement but also a social and political movement. In fact, the mural styles by Mexican Muralism artists were regarded as a teaching method, aimed at convey social and political messages to the public regardless of race and social
As we all know, cultures and events shaped the world were being mirrored in the world of art. From Impressionism to Mexican Muralism, art has experienced lots of movements and it is easy to get confused regarding the similarities and difference between Impressionism and Mexican Muralism. In this essay, I will clear those things from two paintings: Camille Pissarro’s Boulevard Montmartre（Afternoon, Sunshine）and Diego Rivera’s A Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park.
The two images above are excellent examples of different styles of the Impressionism and Mexican Muralism. While the content is relatively similar, such as natural background, bright color, and even both of them depicted a scene happened in the afternoon, the feeling of the two paintings is remarkably diverse. The painting Boulevard Montmartre has a much softer edges and low-tone feel too it, compared to the stark contrast of A Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park with its clear boundaries and striking use of color. Actually, besides the optical …show more content…
The three main and most important artists during this movement were Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros, and the muralists in Mexico were interested in Aztec and Mayan cultures, depicted some Mexican people and their heroes’ live and work. During the early years of the twentieth century, those three representative muralists who were influenced by the European modernist art returned to Mexico and began to paint and teach. (Dorothy Chaplik 26). In contrast to Impressionism, Mexican Muralism movement is not only an artistic movement but also a social and political movement. In fact, the mural styles by Mexican Muralism artists were regarded as a teaching method, aimed at convey social and political messages to the public regardless of race and social