Daniel Orozco

1. Mexican Muralism – Mexican muralism is the term used to describe the revival of large-scale mural painting in Mexico during the 1920’s and 1930’s. The three greatest Mexican muralists were José Clemente, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Diego Rivera is known to be the most important painter of the movement. The Mexican muralism is also known as one of the greatest movements in Mexican territories as it gave a new way for painters to be able to paint in civic buildings and in…

Diego Rivera was commissioned by Edsel Ford to paint murals at the DIA; and today these murals are considered one of the most influential pieces of art in America. At the DIA; When one first walks into the Rivera Court, there is a phrase below one of the panel that says: ars longa, vita brevis; which translates to art is long, life is short; symbolizing how the messages in murals he painted are timeless, especially when history always seems to rhyme with the present. Good vs evil, and nature…

In the painting of The Liberation of the Peon, by Diego Rivera sends a strong message on Mexicans heritage. This painting with a dimensions of 73” x 94 ¼” was painted in 1931, and its on display at Philadelphia Museum of Art. The focal point on this painting is the is a man on the ground that is naked and has scars all over his body by what seems to be repeated lashes. Not only this man looks like he was beaten almost to death but he was tie to a post while he was punish. There are four mans…

Although Diego Rivera was a Mexican painter, he influenced many people by his historical roots in Mexico and his contributions to American society throughout the first half of the twentieth century were eye opening. During an era of revolutions in both politics and technology, Rivera was one of the many who was inspired to create work that was socially extreme at the time. His views of Communism, his view on Capitalism, and his representation of the industrial revolution around the world caught…

Diego Rivera was a Mexican painter, and he was largely based on the historical roots of Mexico. He had many great contributions to American societies during the beginning half of the twentieth century. Rivera’s main goal was for his art to revolutionize the world. Rivera was always a very radical person, and it reflected in his art; at the peak of Rivera’s art career he was caught in the middle of a revolution of politics and technology, which made his views in support of communism and…

Oscar de la Renta Where it all began On July 22, 1932 an artist was born. In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Oscar Aristides Renta Fiallo was born, or known around the world as Oscar de la Renta. In 1951, when Oscar turned 19, his father wanted him to join him in his insurance business, but he decided to study painting and sketching at the Real Academia de Bella Artes in San Fernando, Madrid instead. During this time Oscar drew clothing sketches for newspapers and fashion houses for extra…

Introduction In 605 B.C during Jehoiakim’s reign, the Babylonian’s king Nebuchadnezzar took Daniel and his friends as captives when he besieged Jerusalem. Daniel was taken captive because he fit in the standards, which the king was searching for: young men, good-looking and smart. During the time of captivity, Daniel, the author of the book of the Bible with the same name , writes about the dreams, visions and situations he passed in the course of the captivity. Indeed Daniel’s actions…

SUBJECT MATTER 2. Subject: This artwork depicts many of Mexico’s famous historical figures from 400 years worth of history. Viewers are able to see historical personages such as Hernan Cortes, Sor Juana, and Porfirio Diaz. Famous artists such as Frida Kahlo, Jose Guadalupe Posada, and even Rivera himself can be seen in the center of the painting. A skeleton figure, known by the name Dame Catrina, is also seen in the center holding on to both Rivera and Posada. 3. Iconography: Frida Kahlo can be…

he excerpt from Hutton’s article discussed one of the leading figures in the Mexican Revolution, known as Emiliano Zapata, who stood up for the peasants and would not be corrupted. After his death, many artists depicted his legacy through their murals; one of the murals was named, “Zapata Entering a Peasant’s Hut.” The mural illustrates Zapata going into the hut with blue sky behind him, out-raised arms of peasants, and peasants standing up. This mural can be interpreted in many different ways…

I. Biography of Poet: Francisco Rivera Francisco Rivera was born in 1973 to debt ridden subsistence farmers in a war torn Central American nation. While times were tough, family life and the natural beauty of the nearby beach and country side provided solace and happy memories. Then war returned to the land. His parents along with three of his siblings and eventually his wife were among the large numbers of civilian casualties in a long civil war which ravished their nation and resulted in…