Diego Rivera: “The Liberated Earth with Natural Forces Controlled by Man” (1926)

picture from Diego Rivera Virtual Museum

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Miguel Covarrubias (1904 – 1957)

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Muralist: José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949)

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Muralist: Aarón Piña Mora (1914–2009)

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“Evolving City Wall Mural” by Pedro Reyes

Seen against Reyes’ mural, solid geometry becomes flattened and optical. In the mural, human beings interact with geometry and respond to changing visual systems. The mural incorporates graphic design, technical drawing and perspectival diagrams to imagine a world of varied spaces, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional. Pedro Reyes was born in Mexico City in 1972 where he currently lives and works.

This installation was organized by the Seattle Art Museum and made possible with generous support from the Seattle Art Museum Supporters (SAMS) and the Anne Gerber Endowment. Additional support provided by contributors to the Annual Fund.

CREDIT: Seattle Art Museum

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Journey Mexico gives tour of famous Mexican Mural Paintings

Journey Mexico guides explain the significance of elements constituting two important murals in Merida’s City Hall.

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CHANNELING RIVERA (Via The News.com)

Read this amazing story about an American Art Teacher living in Mexico City who was asked to paint a mural for the Mexico City Transit Authority. The Mexican administration asked Schell for a monumental mural, something that would capture the iconic stature of the city’s vast Metro system in the public consciousness.

Rivera’s “Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park” had always been a favorite of Schell’s, and a mural he felt “captured perfectly this cross-section of Mexican society that you see on the Metro today.”

Read more of this amazing story here from TheNews.com.

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A quick history of Diego Rivera (via 365artists)

This is a very well done retrospective of Diego Rivera. Interestingly, this blogger posts a new mini art history lesson every day, so I highly recommend you check this out. Obviously Diego is one of the most, if not THE most, famous artist from Mexico. I never get tired of reading other’s perspective on such a prolific figure.

Have you seen his Detroit Murals? If so, what were your reactions?

Diego Rivera and his twin brothe … Read More

via 365artists

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Banksy in Mexico (1999)

One of Banksy’s more obscure international excursions was to Chiapas, Mexico in 1999. Banksy planned his trip to coincide with a soccer match between the Bristol based anarchist football club The Easton Cowboys and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. As always, Banksy operated in secret to create some spectacular murals and stencil work.

After his visit to Chiapas, Banksy created a painting on canvas (above:pink) which was raffled off as well as designed t-shirts to raise funds for fresh water systems, murals and sports projects in the Chiapas region of southern Mexico.

Photo sources: bbc, michaelramallah, edinchiapas, fellowtraveller, mescaline tammas, easton cowboys.

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