Art Lovers discussion

"When art is true, it is one with nature. This is the secret of primitive art and also of the art of the masters—Michelangelo, Cézanne, Seurat, and Renoir."

_____________'s exceptional artistic talent was obvious to ___ parents from an early age, and they set aside a room in the house for ___ in which ___ painted ___ first "murals" on the walls.

By the age of ten, _________ decided ___ wanted to attend art school...one of ___ painting teachers had studied with Ingres, and another required __________________ to copy classical sculpture.

In Spain, ______________ studied the work of El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, and the Flemish masters that ___ saw in the Prado Museum...

Back in Paris, _________ became a fervent adherent of Cubism, which ___ regarded as a truly revolutionary form of painting...___________ subsequently shifted ___ focus to the work of Cézanne and Neoclassical artists such as Ingres...

___ was afforded the opportunity to visit and study many pre-Columbian archaeological sites under the auspices of the Ministry of Education's art program.

...___ painted frescoes...___ became involved with the Italian photographer ______________...

___ spent nine months in Moscow, teaching monumental painting at the School of Fine Arts.

During ___ last years, ________________ continued to paint murals, sometimes working on portable panels. ___ also produced a large number of oil portraits...These works are not always remarkable, and they are often infused with a kitschy aesthetic reminiscent of Pop art. However, they were very successful during ___ lifetime, and provided a way for the artist to acquire more pre-Columbian objects for ___ spectacular collection.

With ___ socially and politically expansive artistic vision, narrative focus, and use of symbolic imagery, __________ inspired such diverse artists as Ben Shahn, Thomas Hart Benton, and Jackson Pollock.

Who Am I?

Diego Rivera?

Yep you got it! Good job Connie!

You were very sneaky leaving Frieda out of the bio, Heather. I read The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver a few years ago, and the main character worked for Diego Rivera helping with the murals.

Connie wrote: "You were very sneaky leaving Frieda out of the bio, Heather. I read The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver a few years ago, and the main character worked for Diego Rivera hel..."

It was bit difficult leaving quite a bit out. I left out Frieda and Mexico altogether. There were more telling signs of his identity that I wasn't sure how well known they were. You got it right off, Connie!