Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera created his “own language”-the visual language-to be able to showcase the complex history that Mexico underwent during the multiple battles. In 1520 Spanish had conquest of the Aztecs, 1810 Mexico fought for their independence from Spain--this war took about 11 years, 1857 the land loss, 1910 Mexican Revolution (Lecture April 17). These battles made Mexico’s nation fall apart, led to government instability, and loss of identity which is why Rivera would create murals of these events (Lecture April 17). Mexico was split and the nation had crumbled; Mexico had forgotten what is was to be Mexican and what made them a nation because they were no longer united and they no longer had an identity. These murals Rivera painted about the “everyday life…

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…

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico. She was famous for painting. Some of her most famous paintings were, still life with parrot and fruit, thinking about death, and many many more. Diego rivera was born December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. She was also a famous muralist. Some of Diego's famous murals were, Man at the crossroads, The flower carrier, the history of Mexico, and much, much more Frida and Diego were married December 8, 1940.…

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 trying to help him one hold his…

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…

Betzy Morales Frida Kahlo is a Mexican painter who was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico. Her real name is Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon. She started painting after a serious injury from a bus at 18 years old. Kahlo had several surgeries throughout her life due to Polio. As her career as a painter begin to grow, she started to live all around the world such as, New York, San Francisco, and Paris. Fifty-five of her paintings are self-portraits. She was also known as a bisexual…

The two murals I chose were both painted by Diego Rivera around the same time period between 1923 and 1947 with the first, “Liberation of the Peon being painted in 1923 and the second “dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park” being painted from 1946-47. “Emiliano Zapata’s aim was to bring about agrarian reform and freedom to the poor and working class citizens. But how successful/how lasting was the influence of Zapata and/or agrarian reform on both the Mexican Revolution and present day…

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…

The Spanish influencer I chose is Diego Rivera, a famous Mexican painter, who was inspired by the Mexican Revolution (1914-1915) and the Russian Revolution (1917). Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico on December 8th, 1886. His father and his mother were both teachers, and they both supported his dream of becoming an artist at young age. He had a twin brother, but he died at the age of 2. In 1897 Diego went to the San Carlos of Fine Arts in Mexico City, but because of his protest against…

Diego Rivera full name is’’ Diego María de la Concepción’’ he was born in december 8 1886 in Guanajuato ,México Diego Rivera was a very famous painter. He was mostly know for his political painting in murals, He’s also known for the affair that he had with her lover Frida Kahlo . Diego rivera participated in the mexican mural movement. He did a lot of painting and some of then were about presidents etc . Diego Rivera’s work was at a modern museum in new York. Diego rivera died in November…