Diego Rivera

1. How does Diego Rivera’s mural, Liberation of the Peon express social realism and communicate a national identity to the public Refer to Blackboard Study Guides for image of mural)? Diego Rivera’s Liberation of the Peon painting expresses deterioration of a country and its people. The painting has a soothing, but yet strong colors in it that details the historical events of the time period. The Liberation of the Peon painting expresses slavery, adjustments, and evolution. Slavery can be…

anticipation all the way to the end. Overall all these artist and authors have been surrounded with unforgettable events, that changed their lives, but they persevered through them and never gave up hope; Frida and her back surgeries, also conflict with Diego Rivera. Franz…

Hi Everyone, The following students are registered to take the Common Core (Tues., 1/26 at 1:15 pm) and Comprehensive (Wed., 1/27 at 1:15 pm) ELA Regents (even though some may not necessarily take both exams). Purple Highlight = students not currently registered in Cycle 2’s 2nd or 6th period Comp. Lit.; names in bold green = have been personally and highly recommended to take both exams; * = ineligible to take the Comprehensive exam - can only take the Common Core exam; everyone else =…

There are many influential people that have impacted our history in the past and today. These historical figures have been known to do something very important in their life that have made changes of how we live today. If I could meet anyone from our past history, it would be someone that influences my everyday life style. Frida Kahlo is who I want to meet. There are two reasons why I want to meet her: I want to get inspired by her art, and know her personality. Frida Kahlo was a Mexican female…

and the intentions of the Aztecs to perform these horrid rituals. Agriculture enhanced this empire by providing them resources, new creations, and a way to adapt to their surroundings, to help them live. According to a mural by mexican artist Diego Rivera, “The men plant and harvest the maize(corn) while the women grind and roll it into tortillas” (Doc C). This provides information on how the aztecs did their jobs to help the empire succeed. They made sure everyone did an equal share of work to…

Art is a driving force for many people and a way that they can express their selves and issues that are happening around the world. It creates a sense of welcoming and shows future generations what their culture was like in past times. However, many artist rely on the use of funds from direct public, private sectors contributions, federal department and agencies. Public art funding can be a good thing for artist but just like anything else it has its pros and cons. It provides artist with the…

The artwork I have chosen is the non-representational work of art titled, Dark Continent III. The media used is acrylic on paper and it is 42x 30 in. It is a work of art created by the artist, Robert Colescott in 1989. Colescott was an African American artist born on August 26, 1925 in Oakland, California. He died on June 4, 2009. The exhibition was a very large and spacious room with dim lighting. And a light shining down on the works of art, almost like a spotlight. The exhibition is very…

Kahlo’s most general subject matter of her work was self-portraits; through this she portrayed warped views of herself that were incredibly dramatic. Kahlo’s artwork seems to be quite relevant to her marriage with Diego Rivera, their relationship was unbalanced to say the least. Rivera was well known for his womanizing; constantly cheating on Frida causing her to retaliate in the same way he was hurting her as a way of vengeance. Her husband was a common theme of her work, but also were her…

It’s in the Genes In 17th century Rome, the Baroque style painter Orazio Gentileschi provided his children with the finest art education available. Despite his efforts, only one of his children (Artemisia, his daughter) became an artist. She not only matched her father’s talent, but surpassed his skills, and became the first female member of the Academy of Design in Florence. On the contrary, Artemisia 's brother, Francesco, did not have the innate sense of artistic ability and did not pursue…

The Two Fridas is an oil painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, painted in 1939. This large-scale work presents a double self-portrait of two versions of Frida that takes almost the entire canvas, posing seated on a wooden-bench together. One is wearing a discreet, elegant, white European-style Victorian dress while the other one is wearing a colorful, traditional Mexican dress- both representing the artist’s background. The first impression that depicts this art of work is the duality of a…