2. INTRODUCTION In this painting, Guillermo Meza is illustrating the hardships that peasants had to go through during the Mexican Revolution. He was a surrealist painter who strictly used oils. Most of his artwork revealed symbolism and the imputation of society and government. The Mexican Civil War started as a middle-class protest against the dictator Porfirio Diaz. During the Mexican Revolution, it was difficult for farmers to make money because the government would not stipend them. Unless the peasants wanted to starve, they would have to grow their own food.
3. RESPONSE At first, I only gave this painting a glance because I thought the colors looked very boring to me. It was not pleasing to the eye because it was your average
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It is a portrait used with oil on canvas. It looks as thought it was outlined or etched in charcoal or very thin paint first, to get an outline of what the artist wanted to depict. Then, he painted over it with oil, mixing different colors and creating bright and dark colors. In the painting, there are four white-hooded figures all in a line. It looks as though they are walking to work during the middle of the day. It appears to be very sunny. Under the hoods, there are skeletal faces. The skeletons are not smiling, they look very sad and eerie. The two skeletons in the middle are depicted as women because they are wearing blue skirts. The other two skeletons on the outside of the women are depicted as men. Although they are skeletons, they have hair on their heads and the man that is the closest has a mustache. They are each holding a sack that appears to be heavy. In the very front is a donkey skeleton. The animal is holding two heaps of hay on the sides of his back. It looks as though it is walking down a path. Below their bodies or feet, you can see their shadow, including a shadow of the hay. The heaps of hay are colored pink. In the background, there is a large field and a mountain. Right behind the skeletons, there is a tall, scraggly tree with green, thorn-like leaves. This artist put a lot detail into the color of the bones on the skeleton. They are small brushstrokes of gray, black and …show more content…
Most likely used with linseed oil. It has multiple layers of thin, transparent glazes in the background. While the heaps of hay and skeletons clothes were done with a thicker paint. It is very hard to even see brushstrokes in the painting. A specific design principle that I see is pictorial space. It looks as though the skeletons are walking down a long road and the skeletons in the back are further away than the ones in the front. You can tell because of the diagonal lines coming towards you from the back of the painting. Another example of pictorial space is because of the mountain in the back. It is a lot smaller than the skeletons, which means that the mountain is further away. Guillermo modulates the light from the “assumed sun” onto the ground, depicting shadows from the figures which gives them height. A specific design principle I noticed is color and along with another design principle, focal point. I know I was only supposed to talk about one principle, but these two coincide together. In the background, the artist uses complementary colors of orange, yellow and brown depicting the color of fields. The sky is an eerie color of gray and blue. The color that really pops out is the light pink hay that the donkey is holding. The focal point is the pink hay which leads your eyes to the skeletal figures in white
Chavez states that for men and boys there was only one option during the revolution, becoming a soldier (Chavez 423). Young Mexico believed that the revolution would bring social justice and a stronger Mexico. The men from the mountains, farms and villages would unite under leaders such as Emiliano Zapata and fight against larger Mexican armies. There was a sense of pride and purpose in the revolution. The revolution empowered the average Mexican and encouraged them to fight. Knight states that revolutionaries had inadequate arms and training, but managed to dominate battles against a superior Mexican army (Knight 31). Eventually following many years of fighting a man named Alvaro Obregon was elected president. Washington states that the ideals of the Mexican revolution would eventually provide the people with a Constitution in 1917 (Washington 505). Mexico would finally reach a point in history where nation could focus on the entire nation and not an elite group.
It is almost a reflection of the man’s trident. That same pitchfork shape also appears in the window of the house that sits in between both figure’s heads. Repetition can also be seen in the dotted pattern of the woman’s outfit, which also appears in the material of the curtain that hangs in the house’s window. The echo of verticals in this painting is also strong. The faces and bodies of the figures seem to be stretched, and narrowed. The pitchfork’s slender prongs and the green stripes on the man’s shirt also add to the elongation of their frame. The copious amounts of vertical wood boards that make up the house and the barn, keep the viewer’s eye moving up and down the picture plane. Wood’s use of verticality in this painting is overwhelming.
Why did the Mexican revolution start? The Mexican revolution may have consisted of the longest serving serving president, but that is exactly what started the revolution in the first place and ending in almost every revolutionary leader being assassinated and 900,000 people being killed. during this long lasting revolution all started by Diaz. the long term president Diaz started off good as most people may say, but ended up causing a revolution because of his manipulative long service. the middle class was fed up and made a movement, in which started it all. The reason the middle class was to the point of revoult was because Diaz created a stable political system that
After the Mexican Revolution, which took place from 1910 - 1920, Mexican art saw a change in the type of art being created. Although the focus of creating art with an indigenous and Mexican theme continued, the country saw a shift to art presenting socialist ideals. The government saw value in working with local artist and commissioning them to create murals that would influence their political agendas. However, what these murals mostly did was strengthen the Mexican culture and bring pride to the indigenous heritage. Although this time period has come and gone, its influence over Mexican art and culture is still very apparent today and can even be seen in Mexican American communities today.
The Mexican revolution started in 1910 and by 1940, all fights and revolutions were resolved (history.com). The revolution was led by several men including Francisco Madero, Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. The mexican revolution started because of political issues. At this time Diaz is the president. There was an election for the presidency and Madero was running against Diaz. Madero was becoming very popular and Diaz was fearful of losing the election. This fear led Diaz to putting Madero in prison (mexicanhistory.org). Madero broke out of jail. He wanted to warn the people of Mexico of the corruption in the election.
When I first looked at this painting, I thought to myself, "It's boring. It's boring to look at. Why paint a picture of an empty bedroom?" However, once I started looking at all the elements, my mind changed.
The Mexican Revolution began as a movement of the middle class protesting against the long-standing dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. Diaz was an army officer who had came to power after a coup against former president Benito Juárez. Unlike Juárez, Diaz established a stable political system, in which the Constitution of 1857 was bypassed, local political bosses (caciques) controlled elections, political opposition, and public order, while a handful of powerful families and their clients monopolized economic and political power in the provinces.
The Mexican Revolution began as a protest against the dictatorship and policies of Porfirio Díaz. He ran a 34 year dictatorship and his policies favored the wealthy families that monopolized economic and political power in Mexico. There were very few wealthy Mexicans and they were typically the politicians of cities, landowners, and foreign investors. Diaz suppressed the press and all the worker strikes that asked for better wages and better treatment. In the state of Veracruz, textile workers rioted in January 1907 at the huge Río Blanco factory which was at the time the largest in the world, protesting against their unfair
The prevailing concern of the Mexican revolution was the welfare of the common Mexican worker, be he a farm worker on a Southern hacienda, or a rancher in the North. The presidents of Mexico, starting most notably with Benito Juárez, really incited the revolution, though laterthe main course of protest and turmoil focused on the presidents themselves.
The book is a non-fiction book written by, Alan Knight and was Published on May 5, 1980.The Mexican Revolution began in 1910, it began as a movement of a middle-class protest against the long standing dictatorship of Porfirio DIaz. In 1876, Diaz, an Indian general in the Mexican Army, took control of the nation and continued to be elected until 1910, he also had held power in 1876-1911. From 1884 to 1911, he was an unofficial ruler from 1880 to 1884, he was a respected political leader. In 1908, DIaz had an interview with an United States journalist James Creelman, and Diaz told James that would be ready for free elections in 1910, so in 1910, Diaz promised the people that he was going to let there be free elections. Porfirio Diaz was born
The Mexican Revolution began November 20, 1910, and ended on May 21, 1920. The revolution was against the regime of Porfirio Diaz who reigned for 35 years, after Mexico gained its independence from Spain. and was not a good president in the sense that he failed to support the middle and lower classes of Mexico. It was run by the middle (some in the middle (A very a little amount) and all in the lower classes, and they were all influenced by Francisco I. Madero. Although the lower classes didn’t originally full on oppose Diaz they felt neglected as a people. Madero saw this and sought out to influence the people of the country to revolt, so that they could then shift their views completely. Madero writes the Plan de San Luis Potosi, which was a political document written by Madero to describe how he was wrongly imprisoned by Diaz in order for him to lose the election. Madero also wrote the document to spread new ideas on what democracy was, and how to eradicate corruption in Mexico’s government. With the publication of this document support for Diaz and his presidency easily disappeared eventually causing him to resign. Madero then ran for president and won the election properly. But he only reigned for two years before being assassinated, by none other than the military governors, military, and lower classes because Madera failed to make any change in the social classes. A key factor that lead to his assignation was that the
There was a huge revolution in the country of Mexico that started in the year 1910, led by Porfirio Diaz, the president of Mexico in 1910. In the 1860’s Diaz was important to Mexican politics and then was elected president in 1877. Diaz said that he would only be president for one year and then would resign, but after four years he was re-elected as the President of Mexico. Porfirio Diaz and the Mexican revolution had a huge impact on the country of Mexico that is still felt in some places today.
Throughout its history Mexico has had many revolutions. The most famous perhaps is the Mexican Revolution from 1910-1920. The people of Mexico were getting tired of the dictator rule of President Porfino Diaz. People of all classes were fighting in the revolution. The middle and upper classes were dissatisfied with the President’s ways. The lower and working class people had many factors such as poor working conditions, inflation, inferior housing, low wages, and deficient social services. Within the classes everyone was fighting; men, women, and children all contributed to the fight for freedom from Diaz (Baxman 2). This revolution proved to be the rise and fall of many leaders.
The Mexican Revolution was the culmination of a mass of political, economic, and social tension that accompanied the regime of the dictator Porfirio Diaz. The Revolution began with the aims to overthrow Diaz, but the Revolution had a pronounced effect on the organization of Mexico's government, economy, and society.
We can also see the use of black shades to create a hole at the bottom part of the rock. With his excellent use of colors, we can identify the good, healthy and green grass from the bad, unhealthy, brown grasses. Looking beyond the main focus of the painting, he uses colors to separate the sky from the land in the background creating a solid form of perspective on the painting. He also uses colors to create water forms as seen behind the young character. Now, for the sky, he uses shades of white to magnificently differentiate the thick clouds from the light ones. He also uses this to create a source to light to the whole area. All these put together creates a splendid, realistic and familiar atmosphere for the viewers to relate with.