Transcript David Alfaro Siqueiros - Fort Cherry School District

David Alfaro Siqueiros
1896-1974
His Style
 Integration of
traditional Mexican
art and modern art.
 Paralleled changes
occurring in Mexico.
His life=his work
 General staff of Mexican Army 1914-1922
 Studied in Europe-influenced by
Michelangelo.
 Lived in US 1923-1928
Personal Reformation
 First mural 1923-Mexico City
 US-began to experiment with different
mediums (resin, acrylic, asbestos).
 Influenced by machinery, speed, science
and technology
 Secretary of the Communist National
party-imprisoned in 1930.
Collective Suicide 1936
La Marcha de la
Humanidad
Workman-1936
Echo of a Scream-1937