This is an outstanding mural by Diego Rivera in Palacio Nacional. During the 1920's, the Mexican muralista art movement evolved after a civil war and people's revolution. The creative outlet that was born with these murals provided a voice for the Mexican people. I am in awe of how one can even paint in such intricate detail but to tell a story solely with visual representation is fascinating.
Friday, September 12, 2008
This is an outstanding mural by Diego Rivera in Palacio Nacional. During the 1920's, the Mexican muralista art movement evolved after a civil war and people's revolution. The creative outlet that was born with these murals provided a voice for the Mexican people. I am in awe of how one can even paint in such intricate detail but to tell a story solely with visual representation is fascinating.
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Yeah, this guy was amazing. There is one painting that is kind of surreal. From a distance, it appears to be the skull of a skeleton. The closer one gets, the more detail one begins to see. Soon, one realizes that the skull is actually a collage of war and death. And he did this without a computer. Pretty amazing to say the least.
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