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History of Mexico by Diego Rivera, mural, 1937

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Guernica

Guernica by Picasso Oil on canvas,1937. Mural size

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By Pamela Callejas
“Guernica” by Pablo Picasso and “la historia de Mexico” by Diego Rivera

For this comparative study I have choosen DIegos Rivera Mural “the history of mexico” and “Guernica “ mural from Pablo Picasso, this artist were from different similar time periods, but the cultural context in which they coexisted had a completely influence in thei artwork.

Cultural context:
The context n which each of this master artworks are very influential into the development of it conceptual qualities

History of mexico
-Diego Rivera was an artist that after his cubist period, he became a muralist For the people.
-In this mural he shows how he perceived the Mexican revolution, were he included all elements of society, in revelation to his beliefs.
-The Mexican revolution of 1910 portrayed in his artworks were of great impact to Mexican society.

Guernica:
-The painting was created in response to the bombing of Guernica, a Basque Country village in northern Spain, by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italian warplanes at the request of the Spanish Nationalists. Upon completion, Guernica was exhibited at the Spanish display at Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne.
-The main aim of the artwork was social conscience. He wanted people to know what was going on so that there was awareness as well as a possible act upon to find a solution.

Connections:
*The actual time periods in which this artworks were created are relatively close.
* sharing a contextual quality together, we can see that the theme or inspiration of both “Guernica” and “History of Mexico “ are quite similar. Actually the action portraying In the work is basically the same. This is the portraying of a revolutionary fight, meaning that’s in both contexts there was war going on, an in significance they both were made in times of physical and ideological revolution of some type.
* Mural size art pieces, that both meet the qualities to be considered murals.

*both artworks portray a message in which change is incited. A message that want to get out to the people.

Comparisons:
*A noticeable comparison is the time periods, While Guernica took place back in Spain representing a civil war going on a the time, Diego Rivera “History of Mexico “ describes an event that marked Mexico’s history forever, as his revolution war too.
*The reception of both works are different, “Guernica” was not designed to be a part of its own place, but rather was presented in external place with the idea of creating consciousness and portraying the horrors of the civil war. And in Mexico it was received as an educational source to educate people in the country about their history and have awareness of their environment and they have had to overcome to be the nation they were at the time.

* History of Mexico make allusion to a revolution and equality of rights, and Guerilla is tryping to gain awareness to other sectors of the world.

*History of Mexico is painted with fresco, Guernica is mural size oil on canvas.

In conclusion both masters were portraying Sence of social context to their artwork. Each with their own significance on different times and places.

Sites

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(Picasso)#/search

www.diegorivera.org

http://www.theartstory.org/artist-rivera-diego.htm