Mural Art
Who is Diego Rivera?
•Born in Mexico in 1886.
•Mexico’s most famous muralist.
•Muralist: Someone who paints
huge artworks on walls and/or
ceilings.
•Began taking art classes at age
10.
•His art was influenced by
famous artists such as El Greco,
Goya, Cezanne, and Picasso.
•He believed that art on the
walls of public buildings
belonged to all people.
•Married Friday Kahlo, who was
a famous Hispanic Painter.
Diego River and his wife Frida Kahlo
Mural: A painting on walls or ceilings
Fresco: A painting done on
wet plaster
The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City
1931
Mural Art
Diego
Rivera
painted the
life, history
and social
problems
of Mexico.
Detroit Industry North
(1932)
Detroit Institute of Art
Mural Art
Detail from:
A Dream of a
Sunday
Afternoon in
Alameda Park
1947-1948
Mural Art
Recreation of Man at the Crossroads
Original work destroyed in 1934