Diego and Frida -"The Elephant and the Dove" Lesson 22

 




"Frida y Diego Rivera", l931 oil painting created by Frida 2 years after Frida and Diego were married.  It is considered a wedding portrait.  Rivera is portrayed as a painter with his palette and Frida tilts her head towards him. They hold hands in the center of the portrait. Rivera is considerably larger than Frida. The pigeon in the upper right corner carries a banner that reads: "Here you see us, me Frida Kahlo with my dearest husband Diego Rivera."
It was painted in San Francisco, California as a commission for Albert M. Bender, an art collector. The painting was donated by the collector to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) in San Francisco, California.


There are many interpretations of this painting-what can you add to the story? a) a wife being proud of her husband and his success as an artist...





section of "Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park", 1947 (Sueno de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central) Museo Diego Rivera, Mexico City (originally the Hotel Prado)
The mural depicts characters from 400 years of Mexican history gathered together for a stroll in Mexico City's largest park. Rivera is portrayed as a child depicting his view of Frida as a mother figure in his life.

Diego Rivera (1886-1957) and Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) Diego Rivera , Mexican artist is known for creating large murals, and paintings representing the scenes of Mexico's history, culture, farming, industry, wars and politics. Rivera was born in l886 in Guanajuato, Mexico.  At age 10 he earned a scholarship to study art in Mexico City. In l907 he won a scholarship that allowed him to study art in Europe. He studied art in Spain and Paris France. 

He befriended Picasso in France and was influenced by the Cubism style.  In l921 he returned to Mexico and created murals in public buildings telling stories of the Mexican people. Between 1930 and 1934 he painted murals in the United States

Rivera and Kahlo had a tempestuous relationship throughout the marriage.  



Georges Seurat (Paris France December 2, 1859- March 29, 1891)- Sunday on the Grand Jatte 1884

French Post Impressionist-Neo Impressionist.. He is best known for devising painting techniques known as "Pointillism",
Seurat was fascinated by a range of scientific ideas about color, form, and expression.  He believed that lines tending in certain directions, and colors of a particular warmth or coolness, could have a particular expressive effects. The painting shows members of different social classes participating in various park activities.  The tiny dots of multi-colored paint allow the viewer's eye to blend colors optically rather than having the colors physically blended on the canvas.  It took him over two years to complete the 10' wide painting.  He did over 60 drawings/ studies of people in the park to prepare for the painting.  The painting can be seen at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Diego Rivera may have been inspired by Seurat's painting including the title, and classes of people together.







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