Mexican Muralism Diego Rivera
I remember seeing the stairwell mural thats in the national palace in my high school spanish textbooks and it was something i was not going to miss.
Mexican muralism diego rivera. Clay pottery embroidered cotton garments wool shawls and outer garments with angular designs colorful baskets and rugs are some of the common items associated with mexican folk art. Creation 192223 artwork description analysis. Diego maria de la concepcion juan nepomuceno estanislao de la rivera y barrientos acosta y rodriguez known as diego rivera spanish pronunciation. But the real rise of chicano muralism started with the chicano movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
What i was most excited to see besides tacos were the murals by diego rivera. Trabajo durante un tiempo en europa y fue amigo de picasso y de modigliani entre otros. His first commission from mexican minister of education jose vasconcelos creation is the first of riveras many murals and a touchstone for mexican muralism. Mexican muralism was the promotion of mural painting starting in the 1920s generally with social and political messages as part of efforts to reunify the country under the post mexican revolution government.
Atl diego rivera 1886 1957. Diego rivera und sein zwillingsbruder jose carlos maria wurden am 8. This movement was for the political and social equality for mexican americans largely focused on.