Self-study
P1
The contemporary Mexican artistic movement known as muralism, a movement of public art that began with images painted on walls in an effort to represent Mexican national culture, is closely linked ideologically with its main sponsor, the new Mexican government elected in 1920 following the Mexican Revolution. ████ ██████████ ████████ ██ █████████ ████████ ████████ ███ ███ █████ █████████████ █████ ██████ ██ ███████ ██ ███████ ████████ ████████ ███ ████████████ ███
Intro topic ·
Muralism (Mexican art movement involving images representing Mexican culture)
Linked to Mexican government following Mexican Revolution, which called on artists to show good things about Mexico.
Theoretical foundation of Muralism ·
Idea that art should incorporate images and familiar ideas while commenting on contemporary historical period
Major muralist artists brought in customs, myths, and history of local communities that form the basis of Mexican national culture.
P2
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Clarification about Muralism ·
Not just formulaic government-sponsored art; reflects innovations in art world
Muralists used a realist style, but were freer in their expression than other realist artists.
P3
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Style of Muralists ·
Muralists developed own distinct styles
Rivera incorporated elements of pre-Columbian sculpture and Italian Renaissance. Orozco had more expressionist style. Siquieros was similar to Orozco, but had some stylistic differences. (Need to come back for the details of the style differences if questions ask about this; not worth trying to remember.)
P4
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Cause of stylistic experimentation ·
Moving to new medium (large walls) led to experimentation
Muralists moved from small easel paintings to large compositions on walls. Muralists had to use larger brush gestures. They also had to make their work viewable from many different angles.
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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a
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Not supported, because muralists
b
Government sponsorship is █████████ ██ ███ ███████████ ██ ████
Not supported, because although muralists received government support, we don’t know that they would think this support is “essential” to the flourishing of muralism. Maybe they think muralism could have succeeded without government support.
c
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Not supported, because muralism was
d
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Supported, because we have examples of some muralists who used artistic elements from other cultures (P3) while sharing a common interest in rediscovering their Mexican national identity.
e
Traditional easel painting ██ ██ ███████ ███ █████
Not supported, because we have no evidence muralists thought easel painting was elitist. We’re never told about their thoughts about elitism, access to art, snobbery about art, etc.