| − | '''David Alfaro Siqueiros''' (Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, 1896 - Cuernavaca, Morelos, 1974) [[Mexican]] Social Realist [[Muralism|Muralist]]. ''Along with [[Diego Rivera]] and [[Jose Clemente Orozco|José Clemente Orozco]] (the "Big Three"), Siqueiros was one of the most important artists in the Mexican mural movement.'' [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/ca/ho_31.91.7.htm] ''Mexican [[Muralism|muralism]] started during the first decades of the XX century... The murals of Siqueiros are characterized by an imposing strength and an esthetic full of drama and color.'' [http://www.explorandomexico.com/about-mexico/5/92/] | + | '''David Alfaro Siqueiros''' (Ciudad Camargo, Chihuahua, 1896 - Cuernavaca, Morelos, 1974) [[Mexican]] Social Realist [[Muralism|Muralist]]. ''Along with [[Diego Rivera]] and [[Jose Clemente Orozco|José Clemente Orozco]] (the "Big Three"), Siqueiros was one of the most important artists in the Mexican mural movement.'' [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/ca/ho_31.91.7.htm] ''Mexican [[Muralism|muralism]] started during the first decades of the XX century... The murals of Siqueiros are characterized by an imposing strength and an esthetic full of drama and color.'' [http://www.explorandomexico.com/about-mexico/5/92/] Siqueiros was also a life-long political activist, a Communist, veteran of the Mexican Revolution and Spanish Civil War; because of his political activism he was several times in prision. His first mural, ''The Elements'' (1922), was painted in a stairway of the National Preparatory School. |
| | Some of his most important works are: "Portrait of Eugene Jolas", c. 1936, "Proceso al fascismo", 1939, "Retrato de la Burguesía", 1939-1940, "Muerte al Invasor, 1942, "Alegoría de la Igualdad Racial en Cuba", 1944, "El Coronelazo", 1945, "La Nueva Democracia", 1944-1945, "Patricios y Patricidas", 1946, "Nuestra Imagen Actual", 1947, "Cuauhtémoc Contra el Mito" ca. 1964, and "Marcha de la Humanidad", 1971. His painting portrayed his ideals of nationalism. | | Some of his most important works are: "Portrait of Eugene Jolas", c. 1936, "Proceso al fascismo", 1939, "Retrato de la Burguesía", 1939-1940, "Muerte al Invasor, 1942, "Alegoría de la Igualdad Racial en Cuba", 1944, "El Coronelazo", 1945, "La Nueva Democracia", 1944-1945, "Patricios y Patricidas", 1946, "Nuestra Imagen Actual", 1947, "Cuauhtémoc Contra el Mito" ca. 1964, and "Marcha de la Humanidad", 1971. His painting portrayed his ideals of nationalism. |
| − | ''Although he is most recognized for his murals inspired by the [[Mexican Revolution]], Siqueiros´s artistic interests were exceptionally varied and included the idea of mechanical motion of futurism, as well as the concept of montage'' [http://www.mfah.org/artsearch.asp?par1=1&par2=Siqueiros%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&par3=1&par4=179&par5=1&par6=1&par7=&lgc=4&eid=¤tPage=1] | + | ''Although he is most recognized for his murals inspired by the [[Mexican Revolution]], Siqueiros´s artistic interests were exceptionally varied and included the idea of mechanical motion of futurism, as well as the concept of montage'' [http://www.mfah.org/artsearch.asp?par1=1&par2=Siqueiros%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&par3=1&par4=179&par5=1&par6=1&par7=&lgc=4&eid=¤tPage=1] |