working class, the revolution of civil rights and the scientific progress of the world during the 1930s (Rivera 303). In the book Diego Rivera:A Retrospective the author says that “The area to Man’s left shows the workers of the world embracing socialism, while to his right, appears the capitalist world accompanied by scenes of repression and war” (Rivera 304). Due to a lot of controversy, the mural was destroyed, but later Diego Rivera repainted another mural and called it “Man Controller of the Universe.” His views about the political world were very strong to Diego Rivera. He was comfortable showing his points of view through his artworks and by doing them he established a political movement of the working class. His leadership of bettering …show more content…
After Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera decided to live together in the Casa Azul, they helped each other in their artworks. Not only did they painted sceneries or personal interests that they had, they also painting portraits of themselves. Diego Rivera painted portraits of himself next to Frida Kahlo, these paintings mostly showed the love that they had for one another. These paintings became very popular and famous, along with others. Alex Goodall believes that “The murals remain the centerpiece of the DIA, and truthfully speaking the only piece of locally commissioned art capable of attracting visitors from around the world” (Goodall 457). Many people were attracted from different places around the world to see their famous paintings that were exhibited making Diego Rivera economically successful. Yet, he experienced rejections from many museums to exhibit his paintings. Nonetheless, he never gave up and took all of those rejections as a means of better opportunities. Doors opened for him and today his artworks are exhibited in schools, churches, universities, city's street walls, museums, plazas, buildings and others. (Rivera 26). For example, after Diego and Frida’s death, they made their home in Mexico City, La Casa Azul, a museum in their memory. People pay for coming, the money is used for the museum’s maintenance but also for charity and the community. Diego Rivera’s love for the arts was powerful in every means that it also brought cultural ties and