Book Overview
Diego Rivera (1886-1957) is a loud presence on the art historical stage. With devout political principles and a turbulent romantic history, he was at once husband and paladin of Frida Kahlo, advocate... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:3822858625
ISBN13:9783822858622
Release Date:September 2000
Publisher:Taschen
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.81 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.3" x 9.1"
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Art Arts, Music & Photography Biographies Europe History & Criticism Individual Artists Painting SpainCustomer Reviews
1 rating
Solid Overview
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This concise book is a solid introduction to Diego Rivera. The text is a concise biography concentrating on his artistic career. There are abundant images showing his work across the whole length of his long and productive career. The images concentrate on his many important murals but there is a good selection of his other work. An important point, though it really emerges implicitly, is the eclectic nature of Rivera's influences. Rivera had rigorous classical training as a young man, had a modernist-cubist phase, was apparently influenced by Italian Renaissance fresco painting, and had a tremendous interest in Pre-Columbian art. I would have liked to read some more formal art criticism. For example, there are several comments on the influence of Renaissance fresco painting but we never see any specific examples. Image reproduction quality is good but the book is relatively small, which makes the murals look 'busy.' Still, as a short introduction, this is a very good effort.
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