Curtis Wiebe
EDCP 301: Pecha-Kucha
Presentation
Man
, Controller of
the Universe
[Humankind]
Diego Rivera – 1886 - 1957
-Painter/Muralist
-Communist
-Est. movement of Mexican
Muralism
-Saw future as tech driven
-Themes of modernity:
Machines, Agriculture,
Electricity, Science…
Why select this?
Social Realism.
Defined the Zeitgeist
of the 20s and 30s.
What can we see in
our Zeitgeist
of today?
Examples of 21st Century Social Realism
Examples of 21st
Century Social
Realism
A lesson on the
Murals of Diego Rivera
1. Provide students with the opportunity to view and discuss the
murals of Diego Rivera.
Ask them to describe the imagery Rivera used and the
social/historical significance of the portraits he painted in his murals.
Students compare and contrast Rivera's murals to contemporary
murals or those in local areas.
Identify similarities and differences in technique and subject matter.
2. Ask each student to bring a human interest story from a newspaper
to class. After swapping articles with a classmate, students imagine
the people described in their article. Are they old or young? Happy or
sad? What does their environment look like? Who are they with?
3. On construction paper, use construction paper crayons to draw an interesting
person that could be from the newspaper story.
What do you imagine this person looks like? What might she or he be doing? Include
details, such as clothing and facial expressions, that dramatically tell the story.
Where do you fall in this picture? Are you nearby? Distant? How does this affect you?
References & Resources:
http://www.usfca.edu/Library/handouts/Diego_Rivera_and_the_WPA/
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/uncategorized/diego-rivera-art-asthe-universal-language-lesson-procedures-for-teachers/126/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primaryresources/rockefellers-destruction/
http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/files/2008/08/diego-rivera.pdf
Art Plan: http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/the-murals-of-diego-rivera-lesson-plan/
Adaptations:
Students read human interest stories from a local newspaper and illustrate
each story using the characteristics of Diego Rivera's work. Incorporate the
date of the story into the illustration. Organize the illustrations into a mural
format for display on a classroom bulletin board.
Encourage students to create a mural of opposites. For each sad story
illustrated, crate a sequel that is happy. Include solutions to problems
encountered in drawings.
Thank You!
-Mr. Wiebe
@DivisionW