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Diego Rivera, 1886-1957: A Revolutionary Spirit in Modern Art (Taschen Basic Art) | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrea Kettenmann
Publisher: Taschen
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 276887
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.1 x 0.3
ISBN: 3822858625
Dewey Decimal Number: 709
EAN: 9783822858622
ASIN: 3822858625
Publication Date: February 1, 2001
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Diego Rivera - A revolutionary and troublemaker It was as a revolutionary and troublemaker that Picasso, Dall and Andre Breton described the husband of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, but he was also responsible for creating a public art that was both highly advanced and profoundly accessible. From 1910 Rivera lived in Europe where he absorbed the influence of Cubism. After the Mexican revolution, however, he returned to his homeland and harnessed the lessons of the European avant-garde to the needs of the Mexican people. His own murals, and those of the Mexican Muralists who followed his example, presented a utopian vision of a post-revolutionary Mexico. Rivera's historical paintings expressed his interpretation of the revolution and its ideals, in a style that showed him returning to the pre-Columbian roots of Mexican culture, re-inventing a colourfully realistic visual idiom that could appeal directly to a largely illiterate people. This is the first study which, independently of the exhibition circuit, coherently presents the work of this extraordinary artist.
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Solid Overview June 1, 2008
R. Albin (Ann Arbor, Michigan United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This concise book is a solid introduction to Diego Rivera. The text is a concise biography concentrating on his artistic career. There are abundant images showing his work across the whole length of his long and productive career. The images concentrate on his many important murals but there is a good selection of his other work. An important point, though it really emerges implicitly, is the eclectic nature of Rivera's influences. Rivera had rigorous classical training as a young man, had a modernist-cubist phase, was apparently influenced by Italian Renaissance fresco painting, and had a tremendous interest in Pre-Columbian art. I would have liked to read some more formal art criticism. For example, there are several comments on the influence of Renaissance fresco painting but we never see any specific examples. Image reproduction quality is good but the book is relatively small, which makes the murals look 'busy.' Still, as a short introduction, this is a very good effort.
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