Referred to as “the best representative of the Mexican sculptural movement at the time” by Diego Rivera, I chose to do my research on Guatemalan painter and sculptor Rafael Yela Günther. I am attracted to his work because long before I knew who he was I saw some of his sculptures personally in Guatemala and I was truly impressed. Naturally my interest to know more about his artwork grew when I learned that Rivera had some influence on him during their time working together in Teotihuacan. Rafael Yela Günther was born on September 18, 1888 in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
Jose Maria Morelos, revolutionary or non-revolutionary is the question. Revolutionary is a person, event, or ideal that impacts the future in a positive way and doesn’t necessarily leave a negative impact. Some examples of revolutions that were truly revolutionary are the Haitian Revolution and the Glorious Revolution. Both of these revolutions are considered revolutionary because they changed ideals and left impacts on present time and the future.
Jose Marti, a poet and politician, one who contributed greatly to the corpus of Latin American literature and political thinking during his short life of 42 years. On the first of April 1895, Jose Marti and five other insurgents sailed from the Dominican Republic to invade Cuba. The five insurgents were: Maximo Gomez, Francisco Borrero, Angel Guerra, Cesar Salas, and Marcos del Rosario. None of the six were sailors. Marti and Gomez chartered the sailboat the Brothers, a wooden vessel that had at least two masts, no auxiliary power, a single-deck, and outfitted with captain and crew (512).
The first source titled Posada Printmaker To The Mexican People displays Jose Guadalupe Posada’s art work and explains his methods and reasoning behind the art. His Calaveras that appear in newspapers and other advertisements often held political undertones and were produced for the general masses of people to enjoy. Posada’s Calaveras serve as an inspiration for the comic like characters in Bernardo Fernando’s graphic novel, 1874. For this reason, Gamboa’s book can be used to compare and contrast previous comic and graphic artwork done in Mexico to the recent work done by Fernández. 2nd
Diego Rivera is one of the most well-known artists from the 20th century. With a focus in Mexican muralism, Rivera was known for his large-scale public art. At the young age of 3, is when Diego began creating art and murals. After a tragic death of his twin brother at age 2, Diego realized art was his way of coping with life. As a toddler, he was often caught drawing on the walls of his family home.
Furthermore, Rivera influenced the techniques, concepts and contents of Frida's paintings by encouraging her to paint in a different style, portraying her Amerindian Roots (Herrera, Frida: A biography). There is a severe transition visible to us, there is a change in colors, and background in her paintings, for example her first self portrait, painted in the renessaincdé style, compared to her self portrait name “Time Flies” in which she is wearing mexican traditional clothing and amerindian jewellery. Rivera influenced her in a way in which she embraced the mexican heritage and
In the film Frida (2002), the art of Frida and Diego is brought to life. The films displays the life of Frida and her relationship with Diego, but more than that it really gives the audience a better understanding of potentially understanding some of the artists’ inspirations. Frida illustrates how Kahlo and Rivera used their art as a tool to convey who they were as intellectuals and as human beings. Kahlo’s work resonates more intimacy and emotion, which were often influenced by events and misfortunes in her life. On the other hand, Diego used his art to display his political and personal opinions with the hopes of instigating some social progression, at an individual and collective level.
Jose Guadalupe Posada was famous for his satirical prints. After the revolution of 1910 Mexican artist enjoyed unusually strong government patronage and were, as a result, committed principally to the expression of revolutionary ideals. The three internationally acclaimed painters are Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. They produced masterpieces of mural art and initiated a revival of fresco painting. Later in the world of Mexican art and architecture modern Mexican artist continued to make extraordinary variety of works in many styles and techniques.
Picasso's image and persona became a symbol of creativity and artistic genius, and his unique style and approach to art inspired a generation of artists, designers, and cultural figures. His impact on popular culture can be seen in everything from fashion to advertising to music, and his influence continues to shape the cultural landscape of the world today. Picasso's legacy is a testament to his genius, and his contributions to the art world have had a lasting impact on subsequent generations of artists. His willingness to experiment with different styles and techniques and his ability to constantly reinvent himself has inspired artists around the world to push the boundaries of what is possible in art.
The artist had to execute murals for the Mexican National Preparatory School and the Ministry of Education between 1923 and 1928, and he did so along with
Diego Rivera is often depicted in films as a jolly, plump man, but that is far from the truth. Rivera was a master of his own art because he experienced life that most people would write stories about. His ideologies were ones that could cause someone to fall in love with him or be disgusted, but he was a man of many different truths. Often when I think of Diego Rivera, I remember in the 11th grade how my AP US History teacher told a snippet of how one of Diego Rivera's Murals were literally whitewashed over because it gave reference to communism, and the US had created Communism to be bitter for many people. Because of that I began to read about Communism and began to questions its importance, validity, and whether it was good or bad.
From the moment Jose Arcadio Segundo and his identical twin were born into the Buendia family, it was not unexpected that they would experience tragedies similar to those felt by many of their family members. Their birthplace, Macondo, often goes through period of memory loss and Jose Arcadio Segundo finds himself in the midst of one after a massacre occurs at the banana plantation he works in and thousands of people are mercilessly killed. Gabriel Garcia Marquez uses Jose Arcadio Segundo as a way to show, rather than tell, the reader how it felt living in Latin America under a corrupt government. Although the banana plantation massacre was a devastating experience to live through, Jose Arcadio Segundo was more heavily impacted by what happened
Jose Luis is a nice boy, he can sometimes be shy. He likes to talk about his houses and how they are big or small. He likes to stomp his feet a lot or stand up in class and start to play with his classmates. Jose Luis is very helpful during class and he enjoys it. For example, when I hand out the books or the worksheets he is the first one offering his help to me.
Joaquín Sorolla was born in Valencia in 1863. He attended various schools throughout his youth and in these academies is where he first put tremendous focus on his skills as a drawer and painter. At one point in his life, he became an assistant to a well-known photographer and father of his later wife and muse, Clotilde. Before becoming a renowned painter himself, Sorolla discovered many influences from several cities. During the early 1880’s, Sorolla made frequent visits to Madrid, specifically the Prado Museum, where he copied artworks from distinguished artists such as Velázquez, Ribera and El Greco.
In our text book, and in class, two of the issues we have been covering are racism and gender. Both of those have very unique art and are still very much alive and still happening across Latin America; both those movements have had iconic art made in their support. Art is one of the key pieces to any revolution, and the longer the revolution has been around the more art and culture that builds around it. The feminist movement has been around for centuries and the art cultivated from is vast and rich. Many artists have been spawned in the movement but I chose two to focus on;.Frida Kahlo, who lived from 1907 to 1954, Ana Mendieta, who lived from 1948 to 1958, and also to take a look at one of the larger feminist movements happening currently.
