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1896 Santa Rosalia, Mexico - 1974 Cuernavaca, Mexico. Known for: Social revolutionary muralist.
David Alfaro Siqueiros was born in 1896 in Chihuahua City, Mexico. He was to become one of Mexico's most original and distinguished painters. His art is one of violent social protest expressed in... Read full biography
David Alfaro Siqueiros was born in 1896 in Chihuahua City, Mexico. He was to become one of Mexico's most original and distinguished painters. His art is one of violent social protest expressed in dynamic, swirling brushstrokes, dramatic contrasts of light and shade, brilliant colors and heroic... Read full biography
David Alfaro Siqueiros was born in 1896 in Chihuahua City, Mexico. He was to become one of Mexico's most original and distinguished painters. His art is one of violent social protest expressed in dynamic, swirling brushstrokes, dramatic contrasts of light and shade, brilliant colors and heroic themes, all visible in the available work Atrapado. From an early age he was involved in politics and art -- two forces that stayed with him throughout his life. By the age of 15 he was already deeply... Read full biography
David Alfaro Siqueiros was born in 1896 in Chihuahua City, Mexico. He was to become one of Mexico's most original and distinguished painters. His art is one of violent social protest expressed in dynamic, swirling brushstrokes, dramatic contrasts of light and shade, brilliant colors and heroic themes, all visible in the available work Atrapado. From an early age he was involved in politics and art -- two forces that stayed with him throughout his life. By the age of 15 he was already deeply involved in his artistic studies as well as political activism. In 1911 at San Carlos Academy, he led a student strike that was designed by Siqueiros to force changes in the school's teaching methods. Lasting six months it ended in complete victory for... Read full biography
David Alfaro Siqueiros was born in 1896 in Chihuahua City, Mexico. He was to become one of Mexico's most original and distinguished painters. His art is one of violent social protest expressed in dynamic, swirling brushstrokes, dramatic contrasts of light and shade, brilliant colors and heroic themes, all visible in the available work Atrapado. From an early age he was involved in politics and art -- two forces that stayed with him throughout his life. By the age of 15 he was already deeply involved in his artistic studies as well as political activism. In 1911 at San Carlos Academy, he led a student strike that was designed by Siqueiros to force changes in the school's teaching methods. Lasting six months it ended in complete victory for the students. Perhaps it was Siqueiros' early victory that inspired him to be pol... Read full biography
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Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cubism, Cubist
Art Subject
- •Social Realism
Art School
- •Academy of San Carlos, Mexico City, Student
Art Collection
- •Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (2)
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago