Polyforum cultural david alfaro siqueiros biography

Summary of David Alfaro Siqueiros

Siqueiros was the youngest of "los tres grandes" (three greats) of Mexican muralism, along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco.

He was also the most radical of the three in his technique, composition and political ideology.

Polyforum cultural david alfaro siqueiros biography

Informed by revolutionary Marxist ideology, his career was dedicated to fostering change through public art. Over the course of five decades, he integrated avant-garde styles and techniques with traditional iconography and local histories.

He, like Rivera, firmly believed that technology was a means to a better world and he sought to combine traditions of painting with modern political activism.

Accomplishments

• Investing his work with his Marxist ideology, even when it cost him commissions and jeopardized his work, Siqueiros epitomizes the politically engaged artist.

  Unlike some of his contemporaries, he refused any commission that conflicted with his ideology. His commitment to education and his belief that public a