Mexican Modern Art

Author: Shanghai Art Museum
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This catalog is a review of plastic arts, showcasing the achievements of the Mexican academic painting school represented by José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros, while also documenting the growth of the new generation of Mexican artists after World War II, led by Juan Soriano and Rufino Tamayo, and their journey in seeking their unique artistic styles. It is a record of the modern development of Mexican painting as a country of artistic prosperity, as well as an eloquent display of the evolution of plastic arts characterized by prosperous, vibrant, diverse styles, and rich techniques. This book introduces the works of outstanding Mexican artists. It is a review of plastic arts, presenting the diversified development of Mexican art over the past 60 years to readers. It showcases the achievements of the Mexican academic painting school represented by José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros, while also documenting the growth of the new generation of Mexican artists after World War II, led by Juan Soriano and Rufino Tamayo, and their journey in seeking their unique artistic styles.