{"product_id":"mexican-muralists-9781856690232","title":"Mexican Muralists","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Mexico in the early 1920s  a growing  collective social consciousness gave rise to a revolutionary furor focused on liberating the countrys workers from harsh conditions and poverty. In 1921  Mexican artists Diego Rivera  Jos Clemente Orozco  and David Alfaro Siqueiros were all commissioned by the government to create educational paintings on the walls of public buildings. After that initial experience  they devoted themselves almost exclusively to painting these large-scale murals--forming the foundation of a movement that would last 50 years. The muralists work took up the themes of society and revolution. Often the paintings depicted historical vignettes like the story of Cuernavaca and Morelos crossing the barranca  or Mexicos ancient Indians. They satirized contemporary society  created ideal visions of peaceful families  and built up dark  imposing industrial cityscapes then leveled them by depicting the debauchery and death of the capitalist industrialists. The paintings themselves reflect diverse artistic influences--surrealism  cubism  and illustration  most notable among them. Their bold colors and strong imagery practically bound out of the 150 color plates in this book. Mexican muralist and scholar Desmond Rochfort lucidly traces the development of the movement to place the work in context and provides a solid history of each of the artists social and artistic influences. This is an excellent overview of work that should appeal both to fans of the individual artists and Mexican art in general. --Jordana Moskowitz\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67902178066485,"sku":"ByrdShop_1856690237","price":118.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781856690232.jpg?v=1793820538","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mexican-muralists-9781856690232","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}