David A Siqueiros, a Mural in Movement
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In this video, you will learn the story of David A. Siqueiros' Portrait of the Bourgeoise. To help you navigate this video, we invite you to answer the following questions as you go along.
Why did the muralists write a manifesto?
How did Siqueiros initially view Rivera and Orozco?
Why was it created like a Union?
How did the journal El Machete affect the relationship of the so-called Big Three?
What did Siqueiros criticise from his fellow artists as they did not understand the magnitude of their movement?
What was the critique towards the art world that Siqueiros presented in New York?
What was his emphasis on science?
How did he want to actualise the artistic language?
Why did he see Trotsky as a political threat?
What was the innovation behind this mural?
How did the structure of how it was painted revolutionise the art world?
Why was the theme so important to them, and how did it relate to his fight against Trotsky?
What happened with the mural once he was imprisoned?
What is the historical relevance of this mural being finished by someone else?