Difference between revisions of "Dr. Atl"

Revision as of 04:03, April 20, 2008

Paisaje con volcanes

Gerardo Murillo Cornado (Guadalajara 1875 - Mexico City 1964), also known as Dr. Atl (Atl in Nahuatl means water). A Mexican painter, he was one of the pioneers of the Mexican artistic nationalism movement. During the Mexican Revolution period he became active in the muralist movement along with figures such as José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. He also befriended Joaquin Clausell.

Dr. Atl's most famous paintings are of the Valley of Mexico and its volcanoes.

Murillo changed his name to Atl, which in the Aztec language, Nahuatl, means water, the source of life. [1]

Luminous Morning, Valley of Mexico

Erupción en el Paricutín

Maizal

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Image:Self-Portrait with Popocatépetl.jpg|left]]
 [[Image:Dr. Atl Paisaje con volcanes.jpg|thumb|Paisaje con volcanes]]
-'''Gerardo Murillo Cornadó''' ([[Guadalajara]] 1875 - [[Mexico City]] 1964), also known as Dr. Atl (Atl in [[Nahuatl]] means water). A [[Mexican]] painter, he was one of the pioneers of the Mexican artistic nationalism movement. During the Mexican Revolution period he became active in the muralist movement along with figures such as [[José Clemente Orozco]], [[Diego Rivera]] and [[David Alfaro Siqueiros]]. He also befriended [[Joaquin Clausell]].
+'''Gerardo Murillo Cornado''' ([[Guadalajara]] 1875 - [[Mexico City]] 1964), also known as Dr. Atl (Atl in [[Nahuatl]] means water). A [[Mexican]] painter, he was one of the pioneers of the Mexican artistic nationalism movement. During the Mexican Revolution period he became active in the muralist movement along with figures such as [[José Clemente Orozco]], [[Diego Rivera]] and [[David Alfaro Siqueiros]]. He also befriended [[Joaquin Clausell]].
 Dr. Atl's most famous paintings are of the Valley of Mexico and its volcanoes.