The Mexican mural movement
This movement explains about thirty years of Mexican dictatorship against Porfirio Diaz, the then Mexican president. While, Diaz government was for eradicating French culture and art that had become intensified in the country, Obregon emphasized that foreign culture was very important in the people’s livelihood and therefore needed to be restored.
To back up his opinion, Obregon sort advice from Mexican artist Diego Rivera, about significance of the culture that existed during his reign. According to Rivera, la raza cosmica was very crucial for it introduced Americans to foreign cultures. In addition, Rivera proposed that, educating the inferior races will mark an ethic improvement from less prolific to better advanced specimens (Iseminger, 2004). Finally, Rivera suggested that arts and virtues are credentials of knowledge that would encourage equality.
Latin American Portraits
Frida Kahlo painted with vibrant colors (Barber, 2009). Frida also influenced European styles such as realism, symbolism and surrealism. Among are self -portrait works are; root, wounded dear and without hope. On the hand, Tarsila do Amaral painted in Brazilian vivid colors. Amaral’s works embraced nationalism for Brazilian culture. Her self-portrait works; Blue art, a Negra and a Cuca.
References
Barber, J. (2009). The pastel color wheel book. Tunbridge
Iseminger, G. (2004). The aesthetic function of art. Cornell University Press.