Title: All You Need to Know About Mexican Muralism and Muralists | Widewalls
Headings: All You Need to Know About Mexican Muralism and Muralists
All You Need to Know About Mexican Muralism and Muralists
June 17, 2016
Mexican Muralism - Hand-in-Hand with Politics and People
Mural - The Characteristics and Significance
Los Tres Grandes - The Three Great Muralists of Mexico
Diego Rivera
José Clemente Orozco
David Alfaro Siqueiros
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Content: They influenced each other greatly, even though Diego Rivera was not quite accepted by the other two given he never fought in the Mexican Revolution, yet he dared to depict it. Nevertheless, their murals were a result of a collective spirit, because in the end - it was all about art and the people. Diego Rivera
Of the three great ones, Diego Rivera was perhaps the most famous, and the most traditional artist. He incorporated much of European Modernism in his work, particularly elements of Cubism, which he later toned down on in an effort to recreate the flair of indigenous murals. Driven by Mexico’s bright colors, Rivera depicted his people as noble and glorious, saluting their history and heritage and paying homage to the hard workers in the most respectful way. His murals are the most recognizable ones even today, both by those living in and out of the country standing as an extraordinary visual diary of Mexico in all its diversity and honesty. José Clemente Orozco
Drawing from the European expressionism, José Clemente Orozco was perhaps the most dire of los tres grandes. In the manner of a dark prophet, he emphasized human suffering and cruelty, leaving nothing unsaid when it came to the horrors of the Mexican Revolution, in which he fought. Orozco was no idealist, his intentions were to show that not everything is pretty and great in his homeland, and this often exposed him to much criticism. His murals were often defaced and even threatened to be whitewashed by the government for their explicitly straight-forward content, and he himself was proclaimed “sick” by a number of art critics.