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José David Alfaro Siqueiros
Born December 29, 1896 in Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico, José David Alfaro Siqueiros was a
social realist painter (muralist), and also a Stalinist, known for large murals in fresco that
established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with work by Diego Rivera, Orozco
and others.
His notable projects include his collaborative mural at the Mexican Electricians' Union
(1939-1940), From Porfiriato to the Revolution at the Museum of National History (1957-55),
March of Humanity and the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros on Avenida Insurgentes
(1965-1971), and his role in procuring mural commissions for artists on the University City
campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1950s Mexico City.
Siqueiros was one of "the big three" Mexican muralists. His art directly reflected the time
period in which he flourished as an artist. His art was deeply rooted in the Spanish Civil
War and the Mexican Revolution, a violent and chaotic period in Mexican history in which
various social and political factions fought for recognition and power. The period from the
1920s to the 1950s is known as the Mexican Mural Renaissance, and Siqueiros was active in
the attempt to create an art that was at once Mexican and universal. From 1919 to 1922
he traveled to Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain to study art. Throughout his career he
traveled internationally, promoting his version of muralism in the United States, South
America (including Uruguay, Argentina and Chile), Cuba, Europe, and the Soviet Union. In
1966 he was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.
social realist painter (muralist), and also a Stalinist, known for large murals in fresco that
established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with work by Diego Rivera, Orozco
and others.
His notable projects include his collaborative mural at the Mexican Electricians' Union
(1939-1940), From Porfiriato to the Revolution at the Museum of National History (1957-55),
March of Humanity and the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros on Avenida Insurgentes
(1965-1971), and his role in procuring mural commissions for artists on the University City
campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1950s Mexico City.
Siqueiros was one of "the big three" Mexican muralists. His art directly reflected the time
period in which he flourished as an artist. His art was deeply rooted in the Spanish Civil
War and the Mexican Revolution, a violent and chaotic period in Mexican history in which
various social and political factions fought for recognition and power. The period from the
1920s to the 1950s is known as the Mexican Mural Renaissance, and Siqueiros was active in
the attempt to create an art that was at once Mexican and universal. From 1919 to 1922
he traveled to Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain to study art. Throughout his career he
traveled internationally, promoting his version of muralism in the United States, South
America (including Uruguay, Argentina and Chile), Cuba, Europe, and the Soviet Union. In
1966 he was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.
HARLEQUIN AND THE VISITORS OF THE NIGHT
Click on the image to the right to see the enlarged version of José David Alfaro Siqueiros 's
art work.
art work.
