Mexico City Murals.....Mexican Muralism

I believe that most of us humans have an inner appreciation and hunger and affiliation for art. As kids we all draw pictures and get mom and grandma and aunt Minnie to stick em up on the refrigerator.....all school classrooms are festooned with examples of the young artists endeavors. Most all of us relish our art and it returns to us a sense of well being that accompanies us throughout our lives. 
Someone once said that art is in the eye of the beholder....or was it beauty? Suffice to say that one person's idea of artistic expression could easily portend an other's idea of palp! 
In this series of blogs chronicling our recent trip to Ciudad de Mexico we took a look at the street art and at various expressions the architectural artistry of this magnificent city. 
Probably the greatest expression of the true Mexican art form is muralism.....why? you ask.....because for the reason that it was created....To educate the mostly illiterate masses of the Mexican people who survived the 1910-1920 Civil War that brought the end to the Mexican Dictator Portfirio Diaz. 
At the end of the Revolution the Mexican Government commissioned three leading artists Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orzco, and David Alfaro Siguueiros. These men were referred to as the Los tres grandes and from about 1920-1950 their mission was to cultivate a non-European art form that cultivated the style and identified the Mexican Identity. 
In Ciudad de Mexico there are thousands examples of this art form. The renown artists works are in the public buildings and museums.... its on the buildings, on the street, on walls....Its everywhere.....some is exceptional....some is inspired...all of it is good...!!!
We only got to see a minuscule sampling of mural art on this trip but when we go back in December 2016 the main focus of our trip will be seeking out examples of this magnificent art form in one of the grandest cities in the world!!   

Los tres Grandes:

Later Dudes.......peace to ya all......