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 Diego Rivera, born on the 8th of December, is known for his revolutionary artwork. Born in the silver mining town of Guanajuato, Mexico, Rivera showed outstanding potential in art at an early age (Kleiner 735). By the age of 20 he was a master of art and lived in Paris, France. However, the distance was not enough to keep him away from Mexico, and the news of the decade long revolution. Rivera spent 14 years living in Europe, and spent much of his time traveling from country to…

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.…

Diego Rivera Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was born in Guantanamo Mexico, was a well-known artist known for his murals and the wife of Frida Kahlo, another famous painter. Diego was married 4 times and had 3 daughters, but had no children with Frida Kahlo (one of his art students) who was his longest marriage lasting 10 years, married in August 1929 when he was 42 years old and she was 22. Rivera had communist political beliefs and was part of the Mexican communist party.…

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…

The Latin American Art piece I have chosen from the book “Paint the Revolution” for the assignment was “Liberation of the Peon.” The artist is none other than Diego Rivera who used a Fresco on reinforced cement in a galvanized-steel in 1931. At first glance of the fresco I saw a man covering up to what seemed to be a badly beaten and scarred person. As time went on I saw that these three individuals were attempting to untie him hence “Liberation”? Liberation has the same meaning in both English…

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…

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…

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…

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…