Michelle Joy M.

Tamondong
BSED EN 1-2D
 Philippines doesn’t have
an indigenous figurative
style unlike the
countries of China and
India.
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David Alfaro Siqueiros was a Mexican
painter and muralist whose work reflected
his Marxist ideology.

For Siqueiros, art and politics blended

seamlessly together. His murals, big and
bold, were often infused with causes that
supported his leftist politics. Also,
Siqueiros wasn't afraid to bring art to his
political work.
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“Tropical America”
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He was a Mexican caricaturist and
painter, who specialized in political
murals that established the Mexican
Mural Renaissance. Orozco was the
most complex of the Mexican
muralists, fond of the theme of human
suffering, but less realistic and more
fascinated by machines
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“Father Hidalgo”
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A memorable figure in 20th century art,
actively painted during the 50 years from 1907
to 1957.

Rivera remained a central force in the

development of a national art in Mexico
throughout his life. Perhaps one his greatest
legacies, however, was his impact on America's
conception of public art
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“The Flower Seller”

TWO WAYS OF
LOOKING AT
TRADITIONA
L ART:
1 Artifacts and relics of the past

Constituting the body of the

2 national-popular culture and
the deepest level of
expression underlying our
art in the country today