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21May,2014

Art
DiegoRiveraesmuralistaypintormexicano.Nacien08dediciembrede1886,en
Guanajuato,Mxico.AsistialaAcademiaSanCarlosdeBellasArtesdelaciudaddeMxico.Diego
viajaEuropaparacontinuarsueducacinyconociagrandesartistascomopablopicasso.Su
mayorasabemuraleses"IndustriadeDetroit","Elhombre,controladordeluniverso".Secasconsu
compaeroartistafridakahlo.FueconsideradoelmejorpintormexicanodelsigloXX.

DiegoRiveraoncesaidThepaintercanandmustabstractfrommanydetailsincreatinghis
painting.Everygoodcompositionisaboveallaworkofabstraction.Allgoodpaintersknowthis.But
thepaintercannotdispensewithsubjectsaltogetherwithouthisworksufferingimpoverishment.Diego
MaradelaConcepcinJuanNepomucenoEstanislaodelaRiverayBarrientosAcostayRodrguez
alsoknownforDiegoRiverawasborninDecember8,1886,inGuanajuato,Mexicohisparentswere
DiegoRiveraBarrientosandMariaBarrientos,hewastheonlychildafterhistwinbrotherdiedatthe
ageoftwo,DiegoRiveradevelopedapassionforartandbegandrawingaroundtheageof10,Rivera
wenttostudyartattheSanCarlosAcademyofFineArtsinMexicoCity.Oneofhisearlyinfluences
wasanartistnamedJosGuadalupePosadawhoranaprintshopnearRivera'sschoolIn1907,Diego
traveledtoEuropetocontinuehisartstudies.There,hebecamefriendswithmanyfamousartists,
includingPabloPicasso,MarcChagall,andPietMondrian.DiegowasaverysuccessfulasaCubist
painterinEurope.DiegowasinspiredbythepoliticalidealsoftheMexicanRevolution(191415)and
theRussianRevolution(1917),hewantedtomakeartthatreflectedthelivesoftheworkingclassand
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nativepeoplesofMexico.DiegodevelopedapassioninmakingmuralsduringatriptoItaly,finding
inspirationintheRenaissancefrescosthere,thenhereturnedtoMexico,hebegantoexpresshisartistic
ideasaboutMexico.Hereceivedfundingfromthegovernmenttocreateaseriesofmuralsaboutthe
country'speopleanditshistoryonthewallsofpublicbuildings.In1922,Riveracompletedthefirstof
themuralsattheEscuelaNacionalPreparatoriainMexicoCity.DiegowasKnownfornumerous
dallianceswithwomen,hemarriedAngelinaBeloff19111921,GuadalupeMarn19221927,thenhe
marriedhisfellowartistFridaKahloin19291939thenheremarriedFridaKahlo19401954Emma
Hurtado19551957.DiegoRiveraandFridaKahlosharedaninterestinradicalpoliticsandMarxism.
DiegoRiverahadfourkidsMarikaRivera,GuadalupeRiveraMarn,RuthRivera,andDiegoRiveraJr.
DiegoRiveralosthiswife,FridaKahlo,in1954.Rivera'shealthwasinReallybad.Hehadtraveled
abroadforcancertreatment,butdoctorswereunabletocurehim.DiegoRiveradiedofheartfailureon
November24,1957,inMexicoCity,Mexico.Sincehisdeath,DiegoRiveraisrememberedasan
importantfigurein20thcenturyart.DiegoalongsideJosClementeOrozcoandDavidAlfaroSiqueiros
formedthemexicanmuralrenaissance.HishomewhenhewasachildisnowamuseuminMexico.His
lifeandrelationshipwithFridaKahlohasbeengreatfascinationandspeculation.Afterhewasrejected
byboththeCommunistpartyandbourgeoisieoftheUnitedStates,hereturnedtoMexicoin1934,
DiegoRiverawasembracedbyMexico'snewmoderategovernment,andhebegantosettledown.
Hemadeseveralmuralsforgovernmentbuildings,includingthefrescoseriesEpicoftheMexican
PeoplefortheNationalPalaceinMexicoCity.Hisworkhadbeencommissionedin1929,butRivera
hadleftitunfinishedwhenhelefttotheUnitedStates.ThefrescoserieshemadeincludedPreHispanic
Mexico,TheEarlyIndianWorld,HistoryofMexicofromtheConquestto1930andMexico
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TodayandTomorrow.Eventhoughtheywerelessexpensivethansomeofhisotherworks,the
NationalPalacemuralsareconsideredamonghisbest.

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