Cultural Diffusion in Mexico

The Influence of the Mexican Muralists in the United States. From the New Deal to the Abstract Expressionism. This thesis explains the importance and impact of this type of Mexican art in the United States. Also proposes to investigate the influence of the Mexican muralists in the United States, from the Depression to the Cold War. This thesis begins with the origins of the Mexican mural movement, which will provide the background to understand the artists ideologies and their relationship and conflicts with the Mexican government. Then, discuss the presence of Mexican artists in the United States, their repercussions, and the interaction between censorship and freedom of expression as well as the controversies that arose from their murals. Reference: Alvarez, L. (2001). The Influence of the Mexican Muralists in the United States. From the New Deal to the Abstract Expressionism (Master Thesis). Retrieved from: https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/32407

Diego Rivera: constructing a myth In this thesis we can know some interesting facts about the Mexican painter (Diego Rivera) and his paintings. Diego Rivera was a master of creating visual languages to express his ideas and beliefs. Throughout his life, he actively sought to define Mexican culture and his life through his art and his writing. Much of how he is remembered today: visionary, rebel, lover; and how Mexico is known to the world: exotic, colorful, cultural, was carefully crafted through Rivera‘s artistic efforts. If you want to read more, click in the title. Reference: Nordholm, H. (2011). Diego Rivera: constructing a myth (Master Thesis). Retrieved from https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/11261/NordholmDieRivCon.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

A call to reinvent liberal arts education  Bennington president Liz Coleman delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education. Bucking the trend to push students toward increasingly narrow areas of study, she proposes a truly cross-disciplinary education -- one that dynamically combines all areas of study to address the great problems of our day. Reference: Liz Coleman, February 2009, Retrieved from: https://www.ted.com/talks/liz_coleman_s_call_to_reinvent_liberal_arts_education

La educación artística no son manualidades This video is an incredible option to see if you want to understand how the arts in education are  distorted, how the arts are an incorrect idea that and today is still alive.  Reference:  Redes Asociadas , Publicado el 14/03/2016. Presentación del libro de María Acaso en el Museo Thyssen (2009). 

El vacío de la educación artística en México En México hay un vacío de educación artística en los niveles educativos y nada se hace por incentivar una política educativa que supere la situación, manifestó la investigadora María Esther Aguirre Lora, durante la presentación de su libro "Repensar las artes. Culturas, Educación y Cruce de Itinerarios". Referencia: El vacío de la educación artística en México. Noticias Trecevisión Publicado 05/05/2012. Recuperado de: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvjPBqXOoQ

STREET ART  Street art in Mexico always represents something of Mexican culture, in the image can be seen represented an Alebrije. This ones was created in 1936 by a cardboard man named Pedro Linares López, at 30 years of age. His inspiration came after getting sick and falling into a deep sleep, where he saw these creatures for the first time. During his illness, it is said that Pedro dreamed of a forest full of trees, rocks and animals, being very peaceful. Suddenly, those elements began to transform into strange creatures, like donkeys with wings, roosters with bull horns, lions with dog heads, and so on. And all those fantastic animals shouted a word in unison and every time stronger: alebrijes. If you want to read more about this story click here. Reference: Gleo & UnoNueve collaborate on a new mural in Mexico City | StreetArtNews  Gleo and UnoNueve - Mexico City (Mexico) https://pin.it/3kbkod43ya2eu5 , http://viamexico.mx/misticismo-los-aleb...