ARTHI 6C Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Dorothea Lange, Diego Rivera, Stock Market Crash
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No judgement calls, look at sculptures objectively. Identify the artistic techniques used in mural painting and why the mural format was dominant during the great depression. Discuss the relationship of mural subjects to their settings. Connect and contrast selected murals" subject matter to artists" own identity. Diego rivera, history of mexico: world of today and tomorrow, palacio nacional, Easel art = for the aristocracy, for the personal. Top of the mural is karl marx, socialist and communist ideals. Use paint as the bonding element for all the components of the mural. Don"t wait for the plaster to dry in between layers. Placed with the ascension of stairs, as if you are climbing the stairs along with the characters in the mural. Went to italy to study the fresco technique. Usually used in churches with messages of christ. Inspired to create the themes of mexico through art.
