Title: Mexican Muralism Movement Overview | TheArtStory
Headings: Mexican Muralism
Mexican Muralism
Mexican Muralism
"The artist must paint as he would speak. I don't want people to speculate what I mean, I want them to understand."
Summary of Mexican Muralism
Key Ideas & Accomplishments
Overview of Mexican Muralism
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José Clemente Orozco
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The Creation (1922)
Los Danzantes de Chalma (1922)
The Banquet of the Rich (1923-24)
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Content: many of its early artists rejecting external influences and used this new, vast, and freeing medium to achieve personal expression. This movement proved that art could be a valid communication tool outside the confines of the gallery and museum. Key Ideas & Accomplishments
Murals were originally used as a way to spread visual messages to an illiterate population, which opened up new possibilities in the inclusion and cohesiveness of community within a people. Oftentimes these messages promoted pride in cultural identity, rich historical traditions, or political propaganda. The potential in murals bypassed more traditional forms of advertising and pamphlet printing. Although the early Mexican murals were inclined toward the favoring of socialism - as did its most important artists including Diego Rivera - they would evolve over time to also favorably portray the industrial revolution, the progress of technology, and capitalism. The mural's role as key gauge of current events cannot be denied. Mexican Muralism was a heavy predecessor of today's public art. It liberated art from the art market and its elitism, making it free and available to all people. The opportunities this presented for artists was vast and unfettered.