This is an old favourite, I've posted him before and so have others. But; ..... what can I say?... I love his work and am posting again, he makes such 'happy' paintings and looking at them makes me feel good.
Diego
Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was born Diego María de
la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos
Acosta y Rodríguez in Guanajuato, Gto.
He was a world-famous Mexican painter, an active Communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo, 1929-1939 and 1940-1954 (her death).
Rivera's
large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural
Renaissance. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals in Mexico
City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City
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His 1931 retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City was their second.
His 1931 retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City was their second.
Lots more very interesting info here.
Great site and pictures of his mural work
also check this one out, the Mural project
his paintings are here
philsgal7759 wrote on May 2, '10
His work is so full of life color and culture.
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The
first time I saw his murals was in 1976 when I went to the Detroit
Institute of Arts with my future husband. Detroit had commissioned a
series of murals by him, but I do not think they were entirely happy
with the results because instead of showing happy workers, he showed the
tediousness of the assembly line, and Lenin-like figure talking to
them.
But the murals are magnificent and, happily, even in Detroit's decline, they are well preserved and kept in the DIA's main foyer. |
kathyinozarks wrote on May 2, '10, edited on May 2, '10
Love the colors too, and his paintings do make me happy and smile-thanks Loretta
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