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The mural ‘Del Porfirismo a la Revolución’ (From the Dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz to the Revolution) is a portrayal of Porfirio Díaz’s leadership and the Mexican Revolution. It is a very accurate representation of the uprising as this mural was created right during the Mexican Revolution. You can see how unpleasant of a time this was in Mexico from the mood of the picture: the dull but vibrant colours, the striking images, and the grim faces. In the mural there is a spot showing the citizens rising

When you think of Frida Kahlo what do you think off? I think of a strong woman full of courage. Know in days Kahlo is in inspiration for many woman. Her famous quotes are in woman’s skin as a symbol of love tours her. Frida was a woman that life gave her difficult situations which she turn to art for consonance. Frida broke boundaries with her art. Her art exhibition tells you more than words. She depicted her physical pain and struggles with graphic self-portrait. Looking at her art work you can

During this persecution Frida encountered the love of her life, Diego Rivera. He was also a very famous painter at that time also of Mexican descent. At the age of 22, Frida Kahlo married Diego Rivera thus the beginning of another treacherous chapter in Frida’s life. Their relationship was often criticized because of the huge age difference between the two. Not only that, but Diego was known to be a womanizer which led to problems with their relationship.¹ Frida wasn’t the

these identities. Kahlo famously painted depictions which show her questioning and exploring her own identity. When looking at her whole body of work, it is apparent that Kahlo was interested in gender and racial constructs. Frida Kahlo’s painting, Diego and Frida, 1929-1944 is one visual example of how Frida Kahlo was an artist that challenged ideas surrounding gender, race, and sexuality. This painting can be seen through the lens of deconstruction to offer a deeper insight into its meaning. Vernon

discovery to find and look at the story being told in visual language. It shows the fusion of two cultures coming together. Diego Rivera and his assistants worked together on “The Pan American Unity Mural” in 1940 it consists of 10 panels weighting about 23 tons at 22 feet high by 74 feet long. It now resides at City College of San Francisco located in a narrow lobby called “Diego Rivera Theater”. A fresco rich in symbolism showing the south and the indigenous people expressing their rich culture of

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A Monkey and His Pictures Recently, a man became acquainted with a group of macaque monkeys and set up his camera to take pictures of them. However, he couldn’t do it himself, so he made the monkeys take pictures of themselves. Wikimedia saw these pictures and immediately uploaded them to their website, starting a heated debate between the photographer, David Slater, and Wikimedia. The debate was over whether or not David owned the copyright to those pictures, and it was voted that he didn’t because

Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyocoan, Mexico City, Mexico. As a child Frida enjoyed discussing politics and seeing other point of views with other students. Frida never stopped her passion for politics and it followed her into her adulthood. Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, PA. Keith’s father was a cartoonist and he inspired Keith to pursue art as a career. Keith was introduced to graffiti while attending school at the New York City School of Visual Arts. As Keith lived

With his tube-shaped style painting, Rivera went for an easy-to-read figure that directly represents his local roots. Facing the Valley of Mexico and the volcanoes called Popocatepetl and Iztacciihuatl, The Crossing the Barranca (ravine) is one part of the fresco, The History of Cuernavaca and Morelos. It was painted on three walls of the outside colonnade. With his standard concern of exploiters, exploited and saviors, Rivera brought forward what the social community has endured. He explains: “I

through their joint hands in the center of the painting as this composition is very centered like any surrealists art and relatively symmetrical. In fact, Frida's hearts joined by a common artery, which starts from the red frame of the portrait of Diego in childhood and goes up the hand of Mexican Frida towards her heart that after stretches to European Frida