4/16/2014
Images for use:
Diego Rivera: Man at the Crossroads. Palacio de Bellas Artes
:
- Visions of the debauched rich watched by the unemployed while war rages + socialist Utopia ushered in by Lenin.
- Mural repainted at the Palacio de Bellas artes by using a photograph as a reference.
The image demonstrates past influence on Rivera's prints. We see how Rivera tied Socialism to Western influence. Some images demonstrate figures of socialism such as Trotsky or Lenin. When Rivera was influenced by these powers, we see them manifested in some of his works during this period. The print "Zapata" is part of a whole mural. In the mural that Zapata is in, we see western inspiration and political beliefs. By taking into consideration these influential hidden messages when interpreting any of Rivera's murals, we get a different significance out of his works.
- How is Rivera's work manifesting his socialist beliefs/themes & western influence while interpreting Mexico's history?
- How did I research it?
- Which moments do we pin-point this images to?
- Choose an image that uses the same subject matter
- while the revolution was occurring Rivera was abroad.
- he knew Picasso & Chagall
- Back in 1921: joined Mexican communist party
- expelled in 1928: expressed sympathy for Trotsky's views dumped by Stalin. He fled Russia in exile.
- 1937: Rivera helped Trotsky and sent him to Mexico.
May 1939: Trotsky disagreed w/Rivera so he moved out.
1940: David Siqueiros was involved in Trotsky's first assassination attempt.
Rivera fled to California after the attempt. US State Dept involved.
20 Aug, 1940: Kahlo called Rivera to notify of Trotsky's death.
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