Pedro Jose Diaz's Portrait Of Maria Rosa De Rivera

Secondly, the light and colors help to enhance the piece. Due to the oil painting,

Throughout the picture Diego Rivera’s palette consists of an ample array of reds, greens, and white as the dominant colors. One can sustain he employed these pigments. Due to the fact they are the colors of the national flag. The color white represents the purity of the hearts of the Mexican people; the red represents the blood lost during the multiple wars that Mexicans fought, until they conquered their independence. Finally, the color green represents the hope that Mexico, as a free

Irene tried to save him, but it seems like useless. Bloody red carpet and gown are very saturated. St Sebastian looks very weak while his wrist is folded painfully. The pale body compares to the saturated color of cloth, making people put more attention on St Sebastian’s body. Painter uses the contrast of color in order to bring viewers’ eyes on the pale body.

Mexican artists, more than most other artists in the Americas, exemplify the political and social obligations of artists. According to Soltes (2011), several Mexican artists of the early twentieth century were inspired by the revolutions and political unrest occurring in Mexico, which was reflected in their work. Diego Rivera (1886-1957) considered one of Mexico’s Renaissance artists, influenced by European avant-garde style, painted Zapatista Landscape (1915). This work was done as Rivera’s tribute to the Mexican revolutionary “Emiliano Zapata who had played a key role in the 1910 Mexican Revolution that had overthrown the then President Porfirio Diaz” (Soltes, L43, 4:42). Soltes (2011) describes this work: “very clearly we see a rifle; we see it's a sarape, together with a very stylized backdrop of water, mountains and sky, punctuated by a work that seems largely to emulate the synthetic cubist style of Picasso and Braque that we've earlier discussed. One has the allusion indeed, that we are looking at a collage of geometric forms made of diverse materials imposed against that background of vague sea and sky”(L43, 4:13).

In the year of 1656 Velázquez painted his famous painting called Las Meninas. Picasso made 58 renditions of Velázquez painting but the certain rendition that I am focusing on is the Las Meninas (Infanta Margarita). This painting was made by Picasso in 1957. There are differences and there are similarities between the two paintings. So in my essay I will be writing about four similarities and four differences between the two paintings and why Velázquez and Picasso created these paintings. In the two paintings there are multiple differences from each other. Here are four differences from the paintings. First, the princess in the Picasso is way larger and more of a focus than in the Velázquez painting. Picasso may have done this to really emphasize the point that the princess was important. Secondly, the princess is shown to be different colors and that she is wearing clothes that are different colors. In the Picasso painting her face is blue, green, white, dark gray, black and she has a red eye. The dress that she is wearing is mostly yellow but some parts of the dress are white, black, blue, and red. Why Picasso added so many different colors to the dress that when Velázquez made it in 1656 he kept the princess’s dress mostly white with a little red and black, is a question that nobody knows but there are many theories. I believe that Picasso did this because colors have positive and negative connotations, and since that is true he used the colors to represent how the

Chiaroscuro in this painting ultimately creates a sculptural characteristic to the woman’s nude figure. Chiaroscuro is an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling from a particular direction onto something. The light and warm color of her body is in contrast to the dark background, and ultimately causes her body to stand out in the painting. The use of chiaroscuro gives the woman an internal glow, which surrounds the entire body, thus developing a stimulating effect on the audience.

The foreground of the painting displays quite a few important formal quality details. The lower right quadrant exhibits a comparatively focused escalation in the chiaroscuro of the tree trunks. The crustiness of the deep earthy tones and the lushness make the lower right quadrant appear darker and more jungle-like. In opposition, there are some blue hydrangeas in the same vicinity that provide for a visually appealing contrast to the darker tones that surround them. The blue hydrangeas manifest themselves as wild and uncultivated.

Ms. Luna, is an artist from the “Cuban Golden Generation” and lives in Miami since 1980. She graduated from San Alejandro School of the Arts. The artist, after graduated, was trained in sculptural ceramics by some of the most importants Cuban painter and sculpture like, Amelia Pelaez, Rene Portocarrero and Wilfredo Lam. Laura’s works goes through the paint and sculpture with a solid theorical and technical background.

In this painting, two visual elements stand out over all the rest. These elements are that of color and texture. Color in art is an element that has to be phenomenal in order to get recognition and true appreciation from the viewers. In this painting, the colors are rich, vivacious and standout as dark, but bold representations of the uniqueness of it all. The use of brown and yellow and green and grey and white all come together in a harmony of color and unity. As for the texture in the painting, it is that of brisk and roughness that is nature. The sharp edges of the bucks rack and the cold, rough edges of the dead tree show

Mexican muralism offers us one of the most politically charged and expressive art forms of the 20th century. David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco are two of the three so called triumvirate of Mexican Muralists, the third being Diego Rivera. Both of the artists have a unique style and a strong sense of morals and political ideals. Their styles are similar in the sense of the amount of expression and movement in their pieces They also share a common ideology that shows up often in their work. Siqueiros’ Portrait of the Bourgeoisie and New Democracy along with Orozco’s American Civilization and Catharsis show you a great cross section of Mexican Muralism, revealing the passions and beliefs of the time period.

Both the paintings Clothing and Status in Colonial Mexico and A Chocolate Party in Spain demostate similarities such as the symbolization of high-class, the use of porcelain, and their expensive fashion despite their differences in race and location. Clothing and Status in Colonial Mexico portrays the intense desire for status ambition and blending of cultures between a native woman and a African husband. Both the man and woman were low-class in Colonial Mexico, but their interracial marriage symbolizes their transformation to high status and the blending of European and Mayan culture. The man is wearing European clothing while the woman is dressed in traditional Mayan clothing, and their child of mixed-race is categorized as a “loba” or “wolf.”

These paintings are not focused on the setting itself, but rather the color and light within the works of art. In the foreground of Bischoff’s painting, the floor and lower walls are very similar in color to the woman’s clothing and hair. Similarly, in the background, the dark blues and blacks of all the buildings make it hard to distinguish one from another. The contrasting of light inside and darkness outside plays into the theme of good and evil. This lighting portrays a feeling of safety and comfort within, while the dark blues and sharp reds of outside create an uneasy feeling; one that borders on fear.

Concerning color, there is a stark contrast between the figure on the painting and the background. More specifically, the figure of the woman is predominantly delineated in white color, especially pale, ashen white, as far her apparel and facial complexion are concerned, while there are also various hues of grey, with respect to her hair and accessory feather. These white and grey shades are vividly contrasted with the prevailing red and crimson hues of the background (viz. the drape, armchair, and table). Moreover, one can detect colors of dark green (jewelry), some beige on the left (pillar), and darker or lighter shades of blue on the right side of the canvas (sky), which all in concert and in addition to the subtle purple hue forming the sun or moon exude a certain dramatic sentiment. Also, there is brown, which often easily segues into gold (viz. books and attire details respectively). The main contrast of colors between white and red would be interpreted as serving the purpose of rendering the figure of the woman, and especially her face, the focal point of the work, despite, paradoxically enough, the lush red shades at the background. Bearing that in mind, the significance of the woman’s face will be enlarged upon later, when discussing aspects of her identity.

She has been through a number of abortions, miscarriages and surgeries (Herrera and Kettenmann). Furthermore, her husband was not loyal to her and betrayed her that affected her in a huge way. Her paintings seem to be extreme. This painting shows some very deep emotions hidden inside it. There a couple of modes of analysis that will be discussed about this painting; formal analysis, biographical analysis and

The painting appears to be light, open, and airy. The colors in the painting add a realistic effect, and the light falls on the objects in realistic proportions. However, symbolism can be found within the painting. There are a variety of lines in this piece, each type gives a different feeling to the painting. In the foreground, there are many vertical lines and diagonal lines.