Diego Rivera

By: Grace

Table of ContentsBackground Significant

Events

Education Art Style

Examples of Work Bibliography

Background

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Diego Rivera was born Diego Maria Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodriguez on December 8, 1886 in Guanajautu, Mexico.

In 1892 Rivera and his family moved to Mexico City where he attended Carpantier Catholic College.

His father wanted him to join the military but he decided to start taking art classes and the San Carlos University of Art.

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Significant Events

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Significant Events That Affected Rivera’s Work:

Mexican Revolution

Russian Revolution

Mexican life/struggles

Golden Gate International Exposition

Education

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Diego received a very full education from some of the world’s most prestigious artists and art schools such as:

San Carlos Academy of Art

A government scholarship to study abroad

Santiago Rebull

Jose Maria Velasco

Felix Parra

Art Style

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Rivera experimented with many types of art styles:

Cubist

Social Realism

Post-Impressionism

Muralism

Painted Murals reflecting Mexican Life

Random Cubist Example:

Examples of Work

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Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park:Painted as a mural representing Mexico City’s first city Park.

Portrait of Lupe Marin: Portrait of Rivera’s over jealous wife.

Flower Day: Portrayed everyday Mexican life and labor.

Two women and a Child: Represents Mexican Renaissance, and the cultures and traditions of the Mexican identity.

Great Works of Diego Rivera

Bibliographyhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/504901/Diego-Rivera Encyclopedia Britannicahttp://www.abcgallery.com/R/rivera/riverabio.html ABC Galleryhttp://www.biography.com/people/diego-rivera-9459446?page=2 Biographyhttp://www.leninimports.com/diego_rivera.html Biographyhttps://www.google.com/#q=art+style+Diego+Rivera Googlehttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_Diego_Rivera's_artistic_style Wiki Answershttp://wwar.com/masters/r/rivera-diego.html Absolutearts.comhttp://www.brownpride.com/history/history.asp?a=diegorivera/rivera_dream Painting Reviewhttp://lisawallerrogers.wordpress.com/tag/portrait-of-lupe-marin-by-diego-rivera/ Lisa’s History Room http://www.ask.com/question/why-did-diego-rivera-paint-flower-day Ask.comhttp://deyoung.famsf.org/blog/framework-two-women-and-child-diego-rivera de Young

Pictures:http://ecoschoolcanteras.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html http://www.diegorivera.org/flowerseller.jsp http://www.riohondo.edu/commlang/writes/RVToC.htm