el arte mexicano- las calaveras y la historia

what are ‘las calaveras’?

means skull in spanish but has now come to mean/refer to the entire skeleton

they are one of the most recognisable/ well known symbols of ‘Dia de los Muertos’

son uno de los símbolos más reconocibles de el Dia de los Muertos

in what other context are las calaveras/ las calaveritas known for?

being critical caricatures in left leaning newspapers

they are known for being critical caricatures captured in left-leaning newspapers, and to represent the hypocrisy of the higher mexican class

ellas son conocidas por ser crítica caricaturesca plasmada en pedriódicas de índole izquierdista, y representar la hipocresíá de la clase alta mexicana

uno de las calaveras más famosas es…

La Calavera Catrina

she is presented as someone who is elegant and upper class but obssessed with her looks and entitled- its mocking

se la presenta como alguien elegante y de clase alta pero obsesionada con su apariencia y con derecho a todo- es una burla

what is the name of a very famous peice of art/painting by diego rivera

‘Sueños de una tarde dominical en la Alameda’- 1947

about this peice of art and diego himself:

• a very famous painting

• in the centre is la calavera catrina

• he was the husband of frida kahlo

• he was proud to be mexican

• his paintings were often political and he loved to represent his lineage

• una pintura muy famosa

• en el centro está la calavera catrina

• el era el marido de frida kahlo

• estaba orgulloso de ser mexicano

• sus pinturas eran a menudo poíticas y le encantaba representar su linaje
  

what is muralism?

el muralismo (painting murals)

arte popular a gran escala

diego rivera estaba obsesionada con los murales y a menudo pintó la historia mexicana