José Clemente Orozco

A mural that caught my attention would be a mural that could be found in the campus of East Los Angeles College. The mural is located in ELAC's Foyer Auditorium by the artist's Raúl Anguiano called “A Biography of Mexican Painting." The mural is described to be around 70-foot-square long mural and according to East Los Angeles College president, Marvin Martinez "Anguiano captures the evolution of Mexican Art from the golden period of the Mayan culture to the 20th century" (Martinez). The mural…

Pollock battled acute alcoholism. He worked for the WPA during the Great Depression. His work became highly publicized (Life). He enjoyed the work of Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco (American Decades). At one time, he was a “communist of sorts” (Sylvester 398). Diego Rivera was affiliated with the communist party. (Block) Orozco, while not a communist, was friends with many. (Wye 125) Pollock was a proponent of Abstract Expressionism, and his untraditional art style made him the subject of…

Mexico is located between the United States and Central America. It’s known for its Pacific and Gulf of Mexico beaches. One popular beach is the Orange Beach, when you think about this beach they said think about Myrtle Beach. It’s also known for its diverse landscape of Mountains, Jungles, and deserts. You would think Mexico wouldn’t have any jungles, just all deserts. Mexico has many cities, but the capital is Mexico City. The population is more than 8 million people that was as of 2010. Some…

Metamorphosis of the Mexican State Revolution causes transition. A transition of power in the Mexican state caused by conservative revolution unleashed a series of policies that permanently penetrated the structure of the country. The Diaz regime began, in 1876, as a dynamic and modernizing administration. Porfiriato enable Mexico to modernize at the expense of the peasantry class. Additionally, often utilize oppressive methods to deunionized opposition and civil unrest. Due to the restrain…

The Renovation of a Damaged People: Mexico’s Post-Revolution Cultural Recovery Throughout history, music, art, and literature have held key roles in dealing with and responding to current political events. This type of culture has been used for good and evil - spreading truth that inspires the masses to make a change, or propaganda in order for a government to cultivate certain ideas within its citizens. By looking at the content of artistic expression during any given time and in any given…

expressed their emotions of how society had treated them which evoked social movements to occur. For example, according to A&E Television Networks, José Clemente Orozco, a Mexican Muralist, painted murals on public buildings as a way to show truth about social struggles and served as an inspiration for the Chicano Movement(bio.). The Mexican revolution prompted Orozco to express the experiences around him to people. Mexican-Americans were made to think about their living conditions and treatment…

Shauna Healey Christopher Woolley LAH 3931: Conquest & Conflict in Mexico Essay #2: Mexican Revolution A Revolution of Many Faces Revolutions generally have two sides. For example, the American Revolution was fought between the northeastern colonies of the New World and Great Britain. The Mexican Revolution, however, greatly differs because it was composed of several civil wars with many different political and radical leaders with opposite views on how to reform the country. The Mexican…

Some well-known artists that were from Mexico include Frida Khalo, Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. These artists are very different in their style as well as the subjects they paint. However, they all play a main role in the art of Mexico. Mexico has a large amount of murals, which are paintings…