Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry, Detroit

In the 1960’s, the United States went through a period of clarity and diversity in thought, analysis and action for people from Mexico or those who practiced the Mexican culture. Issues of deep resonance and problems both Mexican and American communities faced were brought to light through different platforms that include multiple socio-political mobilizations, art, and music all throughout the country (Cockcroft, 1993). This later ensued into battles of cultural reclamation and self-determination that combined into a national consciousness called the Chicano Movement. The Chicano Art Movement represents the attempts made by Mexican-American artists in establishing a unique artistic identity in the United States. Most of the Chicanos belonged

During the 19th century, there were many artists who were under the impression that they could not create art pieces such as, modernist abstraction, naturalistic realism, panoramic landscape, or reclining nudes (Pohl 359). This led to the artists traveling south of Mexico in the 1920s (Pohl 359). Mexico’s artistic scene, cheaper cost of living, beautiful climate, and intriguing culture caught the interest of a lot of different artists and pursued them moving (Pohl 359). The image so many artists were interested in capturing through their works of art was the faultless Mexican peasant rather than the radical one (Pohl 360). This concept they had was formed off the tourist writings (Pohl 360).

But there are taggers who go to the mural and write over it. Romero himself would go and paint it over, but then again taggers would come in and mess things up again. What the City of Los Angeles had done was cover up the painting itself without letting Romero know. When he showed up to where the mural was supposed to be it was covered up. They covered the mural up with concrete like material, but they never removed the painting from underneath. Frank had been upset with the city because they never let him know about the cover so he had done everything to get the painting back to what it

The Los Angeles native is still inspired by his surrounding influences and continues to create art that reflects his surrounding environments. With his old days as a Chicano muralist and artist now behind him, Romero is immersed in a peaceful life filled with joy, inspiration, and motivation. As a member of Los Four and as a solo artist, some of his most famous works can still be seen throughout the bustling streets of Los Angeles, while others are immortalized in museums and art institutions worldwide, including some held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and several others on the campuses of universities renowned for their art such as the University of California-Irvine and Los Angeles and California State University. One of his most popular works, the “Going to the Olympics” mural located near a Los Angeles freeway cemented his place in history as one of the greats. Romero, a great, is an immortal and highly inspirational figure that has left behind a massive impact on his surroundings and has contributed much to the world of art. His legacy lives on as he has gained much appreciation for his unique perception and creation of

The Great Wall of Los Angeles is a wonderful masterpiece that takes you on a journey through the history of the people of California. It is also one of the country’s most respected large monuments that incorporates inter-racial accord and is a true cultural landmark. The Great Wall spans a half a mile in length which is 2,754 feet and is considered the longest mural in the world. It consists of pictures that represent the history of the ethnic people of California. The mural’s pictures go back to the prehistorical history of the ethnic people all the way up to the 1950’s. It resides in the Tujunga Flood Control Channel of the San Fernando Valley by a park and bike trail. It swarms thousands of visitors each year who are able to see the work

The renaissance was a time of art and rebirth. Many great artists appeared during this time bringing their own individual skills and talent. These artists were Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael. However out of the four, Leonardo was the most significant. Not only was he a great artist, but an inventor, engineer, and scientist. He was by far the greatest renaissance artist.

The Chicano Movement was emerged between 1960 and 1970 during the era of civil justice in America. The purpose of the movement was land restoral, rights of farm workers and improvement in educational policies. Students from US Mexican Federation were the most important part of this movement. Chicano people were suffering with many problems and treated as a minority from years and then they decided to raise their voice for their rights. In 1968, many protests, boycotts and walkouts were arranged for the equal rights of Chicano people. The period of 1960’s, many movements were emerged to raise voice against the civil injustice. Chicano Movement is also one of those movements which has a great impact on later generations. This movement was basically held to raise the voice of Mexican Americans so they can feel pride in their own identity. During the movement, a group of

I gained some insight from this piece of artwork. I chose to start with this video due to my background knowledge on the Virgin of Guadalupe. However, I obtained so much more knowledge after viewing this. The thing that was most striking to me was when Juan Diego presented his cloak to the bishop, not only did the requested roses fall, but also the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Next, I observed the Sun Stone documentary. The Sun Stone can be found at the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City. It’s unique because it has become the emblem of the modern day Mexican culture. I like how detailed the actual artwork really is. It has an extremely old style to it,, and is made out of stone. Some of the unique things I noticed were the counterclockwise suns, the four cardinal directions, and the meanings behind each of the symbols written on the piece of art. It is a vital piece to Latin American history for several reasons. It is indigenous due to the historical meaning it displays. It was discovered in 1790 when mexican citizens uncovered the stone and realized it was a representation of the Aztec

The sixteenth century brought about many great artists, who painted in the popular style of the time Baroque. The artist and one of his paintings we will be looking at is ‘Vanitas’ by Juan de Valdés Leal (1660). The work currently resides in the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. Son of a Portuguese father, Juan went on to become a painter, artist, stone carver and etcher. The remainder of the immense baroque painters of Seville, Andalusia (which is an autonomous community of Spain), Juan de Valdés Leal was additionally a stone carver and etcher of impressive capacity and was commended as a planner by his counterparts, albeit no structures by him are known. What's more, he composed on craftsmanship, however none of his compositions is surviving. Except for uncommon representations, his works of art are altogether religious. The visual energy of his style mirrors his religious intensity. Vanitas paintings are works of art that are worried with the delicacy of man and his universe of yearnings and joys despite the certainty and

Diego was so fascinated with Rafael work that he even wrote about him in the March 2nd El Democrata paper in 1924. It wasn’t until Rafael moved to Mexico that he was first introduced to Maya and Aztec art via anthropologist, Manuel Gamio. It was during that time frame that he created one of his most important works, Triptych of the Race. Created in 1922 for the Museo Arqueologico in Teotihuacan but then demolished in the 1960’s.

The two women kneeling down in their bulky bodies symbolize strength and perseverance. Being a laborer during the Mexican Revolution meant that one had to be tough and resilient in order to survive. Rivera’s depictions of the two women symbolize Mexico’s triumph over the Mexican Revolution. He wanted to create paintings that spoke highly of his country after being hired to do so by the government of Mexico. His purpose was to inform the natives of Mexico that even in times of struggle, they still are strong enough to

Constance Cortez’s book Carmen Lomas Garza examines the life and the artworks of Carmen Lomas Garza. Garza was raised in South Texas and was the child of five. Her parents were involved with the community especially with the Latino veterans. Garza’s mother inspired her to become an artist because her mother also painted. The inspirations of Garza’s works are of her everyday life and of her community. Within her painting, the audience gets a feel of what it was like to grow-up or be a part of the artist’s life. The artist’s images speak of memory and of hope. She is considered a folk Chicana artist and is widely celebrated as one of the best known Chicana artists. Garza’s images incorporate religion, tradition, and political struggle in the

In the period that followed the revolution, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Jose Clemente Orozco would become famous for presenting the history of Mexico, and of the three Rivera and Orozco would present their interpretation of Zapata, showing the symbolic strength of Zapata and the prevalence of his myth. Artists are as well as a proxy for the popular imagination since many ideas that they would express in their art would be what a section society. This reflects back on the manner in which many Mexicans during 1920 and 1930 being illiterate would come to understand their history and identity through their murals. Out of these artists, the one who would make Zapata into a hero would be Diego Rivera. The mural originally painted in the archway of the Palacio de Cortes in Cuernavaca includes the history of Morelos in which Zapata is present. The image shows Zapata in a white campesino clothes also called calzones, in which he holds in his left arm a sickle. He holds the reigns to a white horse that shares in the center in the MOMA mural. He stands over a dead hacienda official that lies on the floor, and has a mass of campesino behind him holding farming tools as weapons. This portrayal of Zapata gives the most positive view of Zapata, partly from Rivera’s politics and the influences of the stories told about the man. This portrayal makes Zapata into a campesino messiah. By doing this, the image of Zapata becomes more relatable, since rather than have his charro

On July 21, 2015, I had the opportunity to take a trip down to “The Great Wall of Los Angeles”. I was amazed to see the creativity and the empowerment of the art. The wall is a mural designed by Judith Baca, and a group of community youth from diverse ethnical backgrounds.

Subsequently, the contrasting imagery suggests that even if she were to re-enter the physical space of Mexico at that very moment, there would be no true ever-present Mexico to which she could refer to. For Kahlo, Mexico does not suggest either a conclusive national personality because that is impossible when the past was in ruins and the future was continually being compromised with modernity which is aptly represented in her painting as the roots of the Mexican plants stretched out and entwined with the power cords of the US loudspeakers (Volk 2000 177). As a result, the Self-Portrait not only complicates the notion of the emergence of a Mexican nation — which Rivera was working so hard to depict — but seems to parody his attempt to merge