Mexican Muralism

メキシコ壁画運動 / 1920s–1940s / Style / Public Art

Paints post-revolutionary history, labor, indigenous culture and visions of the future onto the vast walls of public buildings.

Monumental murals / Crowds of figures / Political narrative / Public space

Dictionary entry

Best used for: Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type: Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition: Extract the one structure that governs space and gaze
Material: Verify materials specific to region, period and process
Caution: Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of region, politics, technology and makers.
Further study: Diego Rivera / José Clemente Orozco / David Alfaro Siqueiros