Diego Rivera
Alexandra Georgiou
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This painting was done n the year of 1925 by the now famous Diego
Rivera. In this paining the woman in the picture is handing out Calla
lilies to children on the streets of the towns. In Mexican symbols, the
flowers represent sorrow and death in the culture. Althought the
flowers symbolize a sad thing, the colors and tones set a mroe
beautiful setting. The tone of the painting seems very calm beacuse of
the use of the children around the woman vendor. Also, behind the
vendor are plenty more but all just carrying foods such as vegatables
and fruits, with the vendors giving the vendora a look of confusion.
She seems as though she may be interrupting the work of the people
because of the way the younger recieving girl is already set up on a
mat with a bowl of chilies, etc around her. The message of the painting
is more caring and tender than death and sorrow in my eyes. The
children are welcoming, if not asking, with the lilies. I think Diego
Rivera painted in a way to maybe show death as not a terrible thing,
but one even young kids could understand. I enjoy the painting because Diego Rivera has a steady trend with many of his works, typically always using the lily as the main point. The colors and actual positions of the people in the picture give it a calm mood as well as you see a child almost bowing to the vendor showing graciousness. To me the flowers don't stand for death or sorrow but just as a gift to everyone around them. It's showing the peace and respect I think Diego is trying to show about Latin America or spainish speaking countries. I don't feel I would be able to improve this painting as all because everything is put in place for a reason and perfectly connects to another, as in the lilies connecting the vendor to the simple children. |