artist 8: diego rivera

Day of the Dead, 1944

Portrait of Two Women, 1914

Flower Seller, 1941

Modesta, 1937

The Painter's Studio, 1954

Diego Rivera was born in Mexico in 1886.  I love the vibrant colors, movement, and the rich Mexican heritage present in his work which undoubtedly make him the legend he is today. I came across a quote from him where he talks about returning home to Mexico after a long period of time, which I thought was beautiful:

"My homecoming produced an aesthetic exhilaration which it is impossible to describe. It was as if I were being born anew, born in a new world... In everything I saw a potential masterpiece - the crowds, the markets, the festivals, the marching battalions, the workingmen in the shop and in the fields - in every glowing face, in every luminous child... My style was born as children are born, in a moment, except that this birth had come after a torturous pregnancy of thirty-five years."

I want to have that kind of artistic lens though which to see the world! To look at everything as a "potential masterpiece" sounds like a beautiful way to live. To see more of his work, visit this website.