Murals

create it, and those whose lives it continues to impact. Wall paintings in particular take an important role in working for a greater good. Judith F. Baca, a Hispanic-American woman and artist- activist has contributed an unaccountable amount to the mural movement in Los Angeles. She has accomplished this by giving individuals the chance to create art and develop a sense of pride, she has taught younger generations a respect for their ethnic identity, and from the many walks of life that continue to

his latest mural that has been in progress for since 1921. Covering over one thousand square feet and stretching twelve feet high, It sits in San Ildefonso college in Mexico City. This is Rivera's very first government commissioned mural.Rivera used an encaustic medium meaning, different pigments were suspended in molten wax.A complex technique that was started by the Egyptians. This is a prefered medium of Diegos and it is what he uses in most of his large scale works.This is a mural is allegorical

artist Greta McLain has always liked big walls, so to her, it made sense that she would pursue an impactful medium of art, murals. In Minneapolis alone, she has created over 30 murals and also has murals in countries such Argentina, Mexico, and France. ”When I was a kid, I went to an International Fine Arts Magnet School so I was introduced to art through that. I did my first mural when I was in 4th grade and I just really remembered it and it influenced me a lot,” McLain said. McLain’s work covers

house specifically. The Flotilla Fresco was a long mural that stretched across 3 walls. It was about 39 feet long. However, it was not a very tall mural. It only stood to be 17 inches high. Fresco is another meaning for “fresh”. This is because it is painted into still wet plaster. The paint is made from pigmented dust and water. Then once applied to the wall more water is added to push this mixture around. Using this method integrates the mural into the wall. It is estimated that the fresco was

A Famous artist named Frank Romero painted a mural in 1984 in the city of Los Angeles he named this mural "Going to the Olympics." In the mural he tries to show the people of Los Angels what they are known for, in the mural he paints cars with hearts on top to representing that the people of L.A. love their cars, showing palm trees in between each car. On top he paints what you always see or can do in L.A he paint a horse, goodyear blimp, men wresting, typical thing that people do in L.A. The color

Rivera he is a Mexican painter who produced murals on social themes and who ranks one of my countries greatest artists. He was born in Guanajuato and educated at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts , in Mexico City. he studied painting in Europe between 1907 and 1921, becoming familiar with the innovative cubist forms of the French painter Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso. In 1921 Riviera returned to Mexico and took a prominent part in revival of mural painting initiated by artists and sponsored

icons of girls in the mural to conveys a story of two empowered women of color , that are loved by their community , become leaders in the mission . With the use of purple and pink, Dj Agana mural creates a friendly engagement for the target audience: girls. With the use of the female gender symbol and heart, Dj Agana conveys the love for the girls is deep. The eyes of the girls convey confidence in themselves and others because of their approachability. Because the mural is located on the wall

representation. Murals project the issues of a community, both past and present. Foremost, the muralists use their open canvas as an opportunity to resurface deep rooted cultural aspects and matters of the surrounding neighborhood. The expanse and twenty-four hour availability of such an art pieces allows the citizens of a town to view and face the realities being represented. An example of this would be John Weber’s Unidos Para Triunfar/Together We Overcome. This specific mural brings to light Puerto

Do you ever look at a piece of art and wonder what the story is behind it? Why the artist painted it the way he/she did, how long it took them to paint it, what materials they used? Having good materials will make your mural beautiful and everything you hoped it would be. Having good brushes and plenty of paint will help you with painting it (Hamilton, Personal Interview). That’s exactly what Diego Rivera did. Jose Diego Maria Rivera was born Guanajuato, Mexico on December 8th, 1886. He had a twin

parts of their lives with mural paintings. During the period of Late Antiquity, we can see mural paintings in the Dura Europa synagogue of the third century. In the eighth century Mesoamerica, we glimpse a colorful mural from Mexico. In Japanese culture, we observe the Amida Buddha Triad mural from the eighth century as well. Lastly, and most recent in the fourteenth century, we look at the fresco painting of Giotto in late medieval Italy. Starting our journey of mural painting observation, we begin