An Essay On Diego Rivera

The artist Diego Rivera is known and revered throughout as one of the greatest artists of the world. This is because of Rivera’s different techniques and skills which are used in all of his paintings to show and express an idea, belief or fundamental concept in human nature. “Throughout his life this artist has inspired many artists and people including musicians, poets and writers. Many historical events have also influenced Rivera, such as the Mexican and Russian revolution, which caused him to adopt new policies, invent new art techniques and even change religion.”

Rivera is considered the greatest of the Mexican muralists, a form of art that is known by every artist around the world. “He greatly influenced the United Sates as his paintings in the 1930’s directly influenced Franklin Roosevelt’s work programs, and hundreds of American artists began creating public art with a conscience. Even today his smaller works are on display and are very valuable to anyone who holds them.” From all of these events, the great artist, Diego Rivera shows his hope for humanity through the theme of equality.

Diego was born in 1886, in Mexico. He was a talented Mexican painter that was involved in the muralist movement. “Diego supported Stalin’s idea of Communism and was thus regarded as creating paintings which were too controversial, with one of them being “Man at the Crossroads”. When his work or job began his main focus was to depict the lives of the working man and women in Mexico.” Soon as he advanced in his career his beliefs strengthened and reinforced. “Rivera’s true career started when in 1914, while attending the development of the cubist movement he met Pablo Picasso. Through Picasso’s teachings he left Paris and went back to Madrid...

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... and thus wanted to show the readers the hard and tough daily lives of Mexican peasants. But he not only wanted to connect with the Mexican culture but with the entire world as well showing a similarity with peasants all around the world; as all of them work hard and are ready to face injustice, in order to earn money for their families. “In the painting Peasants, the workers reflect Mexico's culture, people, struggle, and even its social/political structure. In this way, the simple image of a peasant can be both specific and universal.” . Rivera often uses simple techniques and languages to show complex ideas in the true world. Rivera tries to show the world that people in the world are more similar to each other than we think they are. He portrays that race, religion and culture might change how we are raised but in the end we are all humans and thus the same.