In Frank Romero freeway mural " Going to the Olympics " painted in 1984, we can discern his engaging artwork by the colors he's using and the area he chose. In the mural there's five old fashion cars, five brilliant hearts on top of the car, and if you look closely you can see two sports that are involved in the Olympics, the mural speaks LA. He chose this location and kind of idea because in 1984 there was a Olympics at LA. Something unacceptable occur to the mural. Romero artwork was unfortunately ruined by street taggers. The state agency that owns LA allowed artists to paint freeway walls for the 1984 Olympics in L.A. Romero decided to be one of the artist to paint a mural representing the Olympics. He loved the idea of getting to
The first two images that stand out for me are in the first stanza. “In Los Angeles I grew up watching The Three Stooges,The Little Rascals, Speed Racer, and the Godzilla movies.” (Suarez,2007) Unfortunately, the image of all of this is not one of imagination. I grew up watching all four of the shows listed, The Three Stooges,The Little Rascals, Speed Racer, and the Godzilla movies. I also spent a lot of my childhood in Southern California (Pomona) which is not very far from Los Angeles. In all honesty, these were great times with great memories. However, as I said, this is real life reading.
The artist Leo Tanguman painted morbid murals within the walls of the Denver airport. The scenes signify death and rebirth. One mural shows dead women, destruction of our world, and a little girl with a Mayan tablet representing the 2012 doomsday which is the phase of rebirth. Secondly, another portrays a military figure with a gas mask, gun and a sword. The figure is stabbing a dove which symbolizes peace. Furthermore, painted are weeping women surrounded by deceased girls holding lifeless infants behind the military figure. A smog or gas seems to engulf them along with dead children. Even more, a third painting shows children from all over the world giving weapons to a German boy who is molding them into an uncertain object showing there is no longer a need for weapons in a New World. In addition, the military man is dead with 2 doves above him signifying such peace that has been brought. The final image is of a man in the middle signifying Jesus. This mural symbolizes the New World where everything is in peace and harmony after massive, ugly
A montage of different shots around the city added a dramatic and eye catching scene the images were mostly to do with Jesus and religion but then there is a modern element with helicopters, cars, ambulances
· Chipp, Herschel B. Picasso's Guernica: History, Transformations, Meanings. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1988.
Street art and graffiti have the capability to change lives, as is seen in the documentary “Exit through the Gift Shop.” In the film, the audience meets Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant currently residing in the United States, and learns about an odd habit he acquired at a young age. He always had to have a video camera rolling; he was constantly documenting his life. He was obsessed with remembering everything that happened in his life, so he got every part of his life recorded. When he was eleven years old, Theirry tragically lost his mother and found out in the most horrendous way.
In 1932 Wilhelm Valentiner commissioned Diego Rivera to construct a fresco to capture the true meaning of Detroit’s Industry. Rivera came to Detroit at a time when the great depression had hit hardest and he used this tumultuous time that had forced it’s way over the city as inspiration for his work. For it to embody the true significance of the industry in Detroit, he began the mural with a piece which symbolized a fruitful harvest, and more importantly, a new beginning. As Rivera progresses with his mural, it is evident what the the commercial meant by experiencing the finer things in life. From the early stages of assembly of the new 1938 Ford V8, to the finishing touches of the exterior and the diversity of the people working on these cars, and finally the negative implications of what technology and economic prosperity can bring. These aspects all encompass what Rivera intended when representing Industry in Detroit, as well as what it means for a city like Detroit to enjoy the finer things in life.
Diego Rivera was deemed the finest Mexican painter of the twentieth century; he had a huge influence in art worldwide. Rivera wanted to form his own painting fashion. Although he encountered the works of great masters like Gauguin, Renoir, and Matisse, he was still in search of a new form of painting to call his own (Tibol, 1983). His desire was to be capable of reaching a wide audience and express the difficulties of his generation at the same time, and that is exactly what h...
When I arrived at the Centro I was greeted by a volunteer by the name of Bertha “Birdie” Gutierrez who has been a volunteer there for five years, I asked for a tour of the establishment. Birdie is also a jewelry designer and sells pieces she creates that are Chicano inspired there. She does this in order to raise money for Chicano causes. I was told that the building itself used be a water tank, which explains its circular shape. Birdie explained that the circle is sacred in the Chicano culture. The first mission that took place was the large mural that is spread upon the circular wall of the old tank. It was designed by Guillermo “Yermo” Aranda and it is titled “La Dualidad”. The mural took 12 years to complete. There were other artists that contributed to this piece, and a lot of those artists also contributed to the artwork in Chicano Park.
Fairey, an American Artist from South Carolina, graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1992. During his young adult years, Fairey “realized his desire and interest in the street art culture and graffiti movement” while he was working in a skate shop as a part-time job. As seen and described in his documentary, Obey Giant, Fairey’s first piece of work, the Andre Posse, was the sticker he used as an example to teach his friend about printmaking. This sticker once simplified and made into what today is known as the Obey logo. Fast forward to the presidential election of 2008, Fairey produces the Hope poster. The poster almost immediately turns into a global icon which is still recognized and even derived from today. This is the second art piece, to be discussed in this essay. Shepard Fairey’s Artwork, and Shepard Fairey’s influence on the world, each with their own various sub-topics such as the global iconography and impact within the means of copyright law. These pieces stress that from the smallest pieces within an artist’s portfolio to the largest can have a major impact on the world around us.
Celebrating the Mexican people’s potential to craft the nation’s history was a key theme in Mexican muralism. At the end of the Revolution the government enlisted artists to create art that could educate everyone. Even the most illiterate and uneducated people; they wanted them to know about Mexican history. This movement was led by Los Tres Grandes which included Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, and Jose Clemente Orozco.
Such controversy that followed him is one of the aspects of his art that made him stand out as a muralist during his lifetime (1). As with most artist his paintings became famous after his death (2) in 1957 due to heart failure in Mexico City, Mexico (1). His radical approach to art and his unique style have created a lasting impression on art and continue to do so (2). Widely regarded as the most influential Mexican artist of the twentieth century (3), Diego Rivera created a legacy in paint that continue to inspire the imagination and mind (2).
Graffiti has been on the rise in popularity since its beginnings fifty years ago. Danielle Crinnion provides a brief history of graffiti arguing that “Philadelphia
"Romero" is set in Latin America, in a country called El Salvador during the 1980's when poverty and corruption infested much of the country's four corners. The movie is a true account that follows the career and influential life of the Archbishop Oscar Romero. The film begins as Oscar Romero is appointed Archbishop, a role that deeply changed his life and his coun...
In the film Romero the main character Oscar Romero demonstrates various virtues such as charity and love, distributive justice and theological . Romero was a figure who was a hero towards people he made a change in society due to the virtues he carried out. To live a well Christian life we should recognize that virtues are a highly important like Romero said " Aspire not to have more but to be more" , In order to live in a community with respect we see it is hard to do because of the conflict around us. This is why we need justice in our life because a leader can come forth and advocate what are the wrongs in our society. Romero is that preacher who stood up for the El Salvadorian people he is the figure who did more and cared to spread the wrongs happening in the world.
You can tell that the artist decided to use dull colors. He chose a lot of dark and natural colors. Color has a lot to do with the emotion the artist wants to convey. With the color choice of Siqueiros you can tell that he wanted to convey a sense of sadness and wanted the viewers to feel empathy. The way the artist painted this mural or what I think are his intentions remind me of the artist Francisco Goya, even thought they were in different time periods. Francisco Goya was an artist that did something totally different from what other people artist were doing. That is what Siqueiros did in this mural. Looking at the other work in this museum and then looking at the mural you can tell it is different. Something that Siqueiros did that also reminded me of Francisco Goya is that he painted about social and political problems to raise awareness in a way.