20th Century Mexican Art
Task
1. Read the third chapter Art of Mexico in The History of Art.
2. Examine and familiarize yourself with traditional Mexican art through the Internet sites.
3. Look up the work of Diego Rivera, Frida Kalo, and Jose Orazco.
Activity Questions
Choose a particular traditional work and a modern artwork from the traditional artists listed above. Name the work, the date, and the artist.
List 10 similarities and ten similarities.
Resources
The History of Art, Janus 1997 (book)
Use at least two different search engines for your research. I.e. Yahoo, Google, Dogpile, etc
Culminating Question
In what way are the differences in the style and technique of modern artists “speaking” to us? What is the artist trying to say?
Assessment
Round table discussion will follow research work and a 250 to 500-word essay is due on Friday June 29th.
