Art and politics
the journey and the muralism of Diego Rivera
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https://doi.org/10.36311/1982-8004.2015.v8n2.4154Keywords:
Diego Rivera, Art, Socialism, Muralism in MexicoAbstract
This article focuses at the analysis of how socialism ideology, Marx, Lenin, among others, influenced the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera his life and artwork. The perspective of analysis from our study subject has its base on Dialectical and Historical Materialism. We verified thereby that Diego Rivera was deeply influenced by his political participation, by socialism and communism and that these ideologies are present throughout the entire his life and work.
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