"Cafe" Candido Portinari
I have selected this picture by Portinari because to me it represents majority speaking what life used to be like in Latin America. I know that currently today there are obviously modern day depictions of scenes such as this, however, this scene is particularily striking to be because of the amount of people whom were involved in the production of goods such as coffee. The amount of work that is put into something so notional in North America, is immense, yet when North Americans have their (at least) one coffee per day, they don't think about how they got it, just simply that they have it.
"Cortes and Malinche" Jose Clemente Orozco
I have selected this particular picture by Orozco because I have analyzed it in depth in other classes and to me this picture is the ultimate representation of colonial times in Latin America and the mixing of Spanish and Indigenous. The man on the ground is clearly inferior to the Spanish male on the left, as he has darker skin, is being stepped on by "Cortes" and is also face down. All of these symbols within the picture show the power held by the Spanish simply upon race and why the Casta paintings were introduced.
I have selected this particular picture by Orozco because I have analyzed it in depth in other classes and to me this picture is the ultimate representation of colonial times in Latin America and the mixing of Spanish and Indigenous. The man on the ground is clearly inferior to the Spanish male on the left, as he has darker skin, is being stepped on by "Cortes" and is also face down. All of these symbols within the picture show the power held by the Spanish simply upon race and why the Casta paintings were introduced.
"Detroit" Diego Rivera
This mural for me is particularly striking in that it is representing all of the activities and ideologies represented by the Capitalist west, while being painted by an openly Communist man. Although the picture is meant to represent the Capitalist society, it is clear that Marx's ideas about the ideal worker are present. The Communist ideas are protrayed in the activities taking place and the clothing being worn by the workers. Everything looks the same, each of the workers appear to be working just as hard as the one next to them.
Hélio Oticica
I have chosen this picture of a design by Oticica simply because his designs for his time were very modern and abstract. I am not sure that this design has any specific meaning other than it being different and ultimately "capitalist" v. the same (boring) and ultimately "communist".
I have chosen this picture of a design by Oticica simply because his designs for his time were very modern and abstract. I am not sure that this design has any specific meaning other than it being different and ultimately "capitalist" v. the same (boring) and ultimately "communist".
"Henry Ford Hospital" Frida Kahlo
This image by Frida Kahlo is one of my favourite images painted by her because I feel that it conveys the whole magnitude of what she was going through not only as a woman but as a person in general. She had many health issues that constantly rendered her physically incapable of the many things that she had wished to do.
This image by Frida Kahlo is one of my favourite images painted by her because I feel that it conveys the whole magnitude of what she was going through not only as a woman but as a person in general. She had many health issues that constantly rendered her physically incapable of the many things that she had wished to do.
Tarsila Do Amaral
This painting by Do Amaral depicts a peaceful village that seems to be boisterous with life: trees, shrubs, a goat and other greenery. Not only does is show a lot of healthy life, it seems peaceful and tranquil within an expressionist style. The tranquility of this village seems almost inconceivable in many parts of Latin America even today because of the chaos and corruption that many of Latin America's inhabitants are subjected to.
This painting by Do Amaral depicts a peaceful village that seems to be boisterous with life: trees, shrubs, a goat and other greenery. Not only does is show a lot of healthy life, it seems peaceful and tranquil within an expressionist style. The tranquility of this village seems almost inconceivable in many parts of Latin America even today because of the chaos and corruption that many of Latin America's inhabitants are subjected to.
"Unfinished Mural" David Alfaro Siquieros
Although this mural is considered unfinished, it is one of my favourite by Siquieros. It is one of my favourite because it is so abstract that is seems to transcend the boundaries of daily life, and that if you were to be present among this mural, you would be able to forget about many problems in the world and take in the spectacle. The colours, lines, circles, and symmetry are what really draw me in upon first glance of this mural.
Although this mural is considered unfinished, it is one of my favourite by Siquieros. It is one of my favourite because it is so abstract that is seems to transcend the boundaries of daily life, and that if you were to be present among this mural, you would be able to forget about many problems in the world and take in the spectacle. The colours, lines, circles, and symmetry are what really draw me in upon first glance of this mural.
"Jungle" Wifredo Lam
I have chosen this picture by Lam because I know that it was controversial in many parts of Latin America because there are half human, half animal depictions. I know that this was disturbing to some of the more conservative societies throughout the region, but to me it represents the mestizo mixing of peoples. Since the indigenous and africans were seen as some sort of sub-human animals originally, it is almost the same thing as saying in a modern society that the majority of Latin America is half animal, half human. Because the majority of Latin America is a mixture of races, this painting depicts the outrageousness of such accusations of the "other" being depicted as animals.
I have chosen this picture by Lam because I know that it was controversial in many parts of Latin America because there are half human, half animal depictions. I know that this was disturbing to some of the more conservative societies throughout the region, but to me it represents the mestizo mixing of peoples. Since the indigenous and africans were seen as some sort of sub-human animals originally, it is almost the same thing as saying in a modern society that the majority of Latin America is half animal, half human. Because the majority of Latin America is a mixture of races, this painting depicts the outrageousness of such accusations of the "other" being depicted as animals.
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