Geraldo Rivera

One of the most prolific artists in South Texas, Paul Valadez, treats us to yet another inspired solo exhibition. His insights into aspects of our lives are made visual in “American Raspa,” on display at UTRGV’s Visual Arts Gallery. “American Raspa” consists of paintings and collages installed in related sets. Raspas are a combination of layered elements, shaved ice covered with colorful flavorings. “American Raspa” implies much the same; its paintings boast pleasant images and shapes filled…

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…

Even after healing from polio, she suffered long lasting effects one being her right leg grew thinner than the left. Her and her father always kept a really close relationship all throughout her life. Frida Kahlo later married a man named Diego Rivera, who she loved very much. She even painted him a few times. In most of her paintings she painted herself because it was the way for her to find her self…

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…

Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo de Rivera was born on July 6th, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico. Frida was a Mexican painter who was known for her self-portraits. Frida who was married to Diego Rivera ironically was a bisexual feminist. Kahlo had a tough marriage with Diego Rivera. Frida always had health problems, at the age of six she had been diagnosed with Polio. Polio is an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. Also…

her childhood and adulthood and her national identity. Personal tragedies were used in many of her paintings that are said to reveal “a disturbing and realistic type of art.” Paintings by Kahlo frequently included emotionally abusive husband Diego Rivera. Art historians mostly refer to Frida Kahlo as a surrealistic artist but Kahlo had always rejected the title claiming “They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” Later in life Frida had to…

Frida Kahlo is a famous Mexican woman artist who was born in 1907 and died in 1954. She was married to the world famous muralist Diego Rivera in 1929. She faced several undesirable experiences including an accident that affected her pelvis, spine and legs. She was also unable to bear children in her difficult marriage life with the famous Mexican Muralist Diego Rivera with whom she got married in 1929. Most of her paintings and oeuvres capture her emotional and physical effects of her misery and…

nails around her body symbolizing the points where she feels pain. The largest nail in the photo is placed in the area where her heart would be. This could be a representation of the painful emotions and heartbreak she has had with her husband Diego Rivera or the fact that no one really knows what she is feeling inside. Kahlo also reveals her breasts in the painting signifying that she has no insecurities of the fact that she is a woman who is different from society. As viewers first saw Kahlo’s…

muralist, David Rivera ended. Also, it symbolizes her new found identity. As stated before, during her marriage with David Rivera she was known solely as his wife and struggled to find her own identity. Also, no one took her paintings seriously. However, now that her marriage has ended with the famous Mexican muralist, David Rivera, she know can find her own identity. Frida Kahlo uses many colors in The Two Fridas. The “Frida on the right symbolizes Frida before her marriage to David Rivera.…

Edward Hopper is a famous American realist painter, who was able to express the feelings and sentiments of everyday life in his oil on canvas art. Hence, Room in Brooklyn (1932) showcases what life was like for many Americans during the Great Depression by means of a solitary female figure. At first glance, one depicts a woman, sitting with her back turned towards the viewer and overlooking a tall red brick building through a glass window. The woman, who has short black hair, is seated in a…