Art, more Diego Rivera

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

HHis 1931 retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City was their second.

Lots more very interesting info here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera

Great site and pictures of his mural work

http://www.fbuch.com/diego.htm

also check this one out, the Mural project

http://www.riveramural.com/home.asp?language=english

his paintings are here

http://forgetmenot525.multiply.com/photos/album/257/Diego_Rivera

delete reply veryfrank wrote on May 2, '10 Yes, definitely I remember the previous posting and they are truly happy paintings.

delete reply philsgal7759 wrote on May 2, '10 His work is so full of life color and culture.

delete reply bennett1 wrote on May 2, '10 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.

delete reply 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

delete reply mitchylr wrote on May 2, '10 Love his use of colour, so full of life!!

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on May 2, '10 they are so vibrant and full of life :)

Art, Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera

I had almost decided not to post this, hence my second choice Helen Forbes is already posted.

I like this post much better and the reason I didn’t post it earlier is that I suddenly remembered someone else posting on him a while ago.




Then I thought, well there are maybe some people who didn’t see the other post, so to who ever posted this guy before (sorry but can’t remember who you are) you have great taste.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] His 1931 retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City was their second.Lots more very interesting info here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera
Great site and pictures of his mural work
http://www.fbuch.com/diego.htm
also check this one out, the Mural project
http://www.riveramural.com/home.asp?language=english

delete reply mitchylr wrote on Aug 23, '09 I really enjoyed this post. I'm glad you decided to post it after all. Rivera's art is more to my taste than that of Forbes.

delete reply djdx wrote on Aug 23, '09 I didn't know of him before this. I particularly like the light in the second image.

delete reply brendainmad wrote on Aug 23, '09 I was looking at some of his wife's work just the other day. The 'Hombre al Cruce' is a very interesting painting.

delete reply ladylimoncello wrote on Aug 23, '09 Between him and Frida Kahlo there is quite of body of great work.

delete reply bennett1 wrote on Aug 23, '09 There are wonderful murals of his in the Detroit Institute of Art. This is where I first made his acquaintance. The Detroit murals show factories and industry and were and still are controversial. People felt there were hidden Marxist or socialist messages in the murals. The bosses look mean, the workers look dull or captive. But they are magnificent murals and are the showpiece of the DIA.

delete reply starfishred wrote on Aug 23, '09 I didn't know he did anything in New Mexico-

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Aug 23, '09 starfishred said I did him a while back he is so good ok maybe that's where i remember it from then................he is certainly a fantastic artist, so alive and so much expression in all those figures and faces.

delete reply veryfrank wrote on Aug 23, '09 I have seen some of his work in various places. There is a lot of it in the State of New Mexico. I enjoyed this post very much .

delete reply starfishred wrote on Aug 23, '09 forgetmenot525 said was it you posted him before??? I know someone did but I can't quite remember, I did him a while back he is so good

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Aug 23, '09 greenwytch said he is my favorite mexican painter! LO was it you posted him before??? I know someone did but I can't quite remember,

delete reply greenwytch wrote on Aug 23, '09 he is my favorite mexican painter! LOL, i was going to post some of his art work sometime this week. ; D

delete reply vaziry wrote on Aug 23, '09 Dear loretta thanks for posting Art of Diego Rivera , i did n't know about him ... his Art is fantastic , And i enjoyed it very much . {{{ Hugs}}}

delete reply starfishred wrote on Aug 23, '09 my hubby loved him and concequently we saw all his work in Mexico personally he is so good thanks for the memory loretta a wonderful post