Dimensions
165 x 240 x 30mm
This second part of Illustrious Words includes from the return of Diego Rivera to Mexico, in June of 1921, until his death. After a stay of almost fourteen years in Europe arrives at a Mexico in the middle of reconstruction, in which the revolutionary leaders who emerged triumphant had changed arms by speeches and promises of change. Devouring news from any part of the cultural and political spectrum, the artist brought not only his knowledge of the European avant-gardes but also the desire to write down his opinions on the art, politics and works of his contemporaries. He wrote about himself, and much, but also about any plastic expression that caught his attention. He wrote as much as he painted, with the same expressive force and with the same passion. He reacted verbally with urgency to his own works, to put forward the social function of art and to call artistic creators to form a united front alongside peasants and workers. Next to the works that are exposed appear fragments of texts in which the painter left his aesthetic ideas. In this book the reader can enjoy a little Diego Rivera; To which we must not only see, but also read. 138 illustrations
