The Broken Column (1944) About the author Frida Kahlo de Rivera (July 6‚ 1907 – July 13‚ 1954) was a Mexican painter who is best known for her self-portraits. She suffered lifelong health problems‚ many caused by a traffic accident she survived as a teenager. Recovering from her injuries isolated her from other people‚ and this isolation influenced her works‚ many of which are self-portraits of one sort or another. Kahlo suggested‚ "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the
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Throughout the years‚ there have been many figures that transformed and impacted the world of art that we now know today. Artists such as Rivera‚ Orozco‚ and Siqueiros started the movement of Mexican Muralism. Their success as the “Three Great Ones” inspired a movement whose ripple effect would last till the end of the 20th century. The legacy‚ which they left behind‚ would transcend onto the Movement of Chicano Art and especially the remnants that can be seen in the Oakland Museum of Art. The Oakland
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Anastasia Gvozdeva‚ 411164 History of Arts and Culture‚ 15.09.2014 Analysis 2‚ Baroque‚ Johannes Vermeer‚ The Astronomer‚ Musée du Louvre‚ Paris‚ c. 1668 Ordinary life of a Dutch scientist The Astronomer is a famous artwork made by Johannes Vermeer in 1668. It is painted on canvas with size of 40x50 cm and situated now in Louvre‚ Paris. It was made together with The Geographer‚ another work with a scientist as a main protagonist. These two works are special for the master’s oeuvre because usually
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Rivera and Orozco both expressed their views on the Mexican Revolution through their murals. These artists had a few similarities as well as their differences when it came to their individual murals. They both used similar colors to symbolize different aspects of the events that were taking place. For example‚ mostly the peasants in Rivera’s murals wore white which could possibly stand for innocence. However‚ a difference among the artists that I saw was that Rivera tends to paint more of wider frame
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The mural "Going to the Olympics‚1984" by Frank Romero was created along the Hollywood downtown in conjunction with the 1984 Olympics. In his work‚ we notice the vibrant colors he utilizes to express the Latino and Chicano culture. We also observe the palm trees that are a very popular representation of L.A. The hearts above the car not only reveal the adoration people have for their cars but for the status it gives them. On the horizon there appeared to be five images them being the flying iron
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1.The work of art being examined in this assignment is titled as “Portrait of Pakal The Great”. The medium used is stucco with red paint and is located at Museo Nacional de Antropología‚ Mexico City. The work is dated to be mid 7th century and is measured at 43 cm high. 2.The Portrait of Pakal The Great is adorned with headwear and has a smooth complexion. He possess a pronounced nose‚ large ears and slim face. It is cracked at the neck and left cheek area
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because of their complex social structures‚ but because they hold so many similar characteristics to humans. Primates are often cited as our closest living relatives and on two separate occasions I observed four separate species of primates at the San Diego Zoo that can justify their use of their physical characteristics and behaviors that may be similar as well as different to the other primates and ours. The first group of primates I mainly observed were the Bonobos‚ also known as
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was known for his infidelity. However‚ by this point in time‚ Rivera’s health was worsening. He had traveled abroad for cancer treatment‚ but doctors were unable to cure him. Rivera died of heart failure on November 24‚ 1957‚ in Mexico City‚ Mexico. Diego Rivera is remembered as an important figure in 20th century art. His childhood home is now a museum in Mexico. Rivera’s work is important because it came at a time when revolutions were springing everywhere. Rivera made it obvious that he was an atheist
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Art Research In 1931 renowned artist Diego Rivera painted a mural of Agrarian Leader Zapata and his compresinos or peasant workers who followed him. The original mural is in the Cortes Palace in Cuernavaca‚ Mexico. It is still admired to this day. In 1931 he painted a “portable copy” of this larger mural for exhibition in the United States of America. This is a very unique fresco painting‚ being that it is portable. Fresco is the art or technique of painting on a moist plaster surface
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