Portrait of the Bourgeoisie
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Portrait of the Bourgeoisie is a politically charged mural by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros that critiques capitalism and industrial society through dynamic, revolutionary imagery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portrait of the Bourgeoisie canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mural ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dramatic foreshortening
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dynamic composition ⓘ experimental perspective ⓘ social realism ⓘ strong diagonals ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
dramatic lighting
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high contrast ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Mexican Electrical Workers Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | headquarters of the Mexican Electrical Workers Union ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator | David Alfaro Siqueiros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| depicts |
capitalist elites
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destruction ⓘ electricity ⓘ factory structures ⓘ flames ⓘ gears ⓘ industrial machinery ⓘ mechanized warfare ⓘ smokestacks ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| genre |
muralism
ⓘ
political art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ceiling mural
ⓘ
wall murals ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
global economic crisis
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interwar period ⓘ rise of fascism ⓘ |
| inception | late 1930s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist theory
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class conflict ⓘ industrialization ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual ⓘ |
| location | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
class struggle
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critique of capitalism ⓘ industrial society ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| movement | Mexican muralism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Marxist ⓘ |
| politicalMessage |
anti-capitalist
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pro-labor ⓘ pro-revolutionary ⓘ |
| significantFor |
critique of bourgeois power
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innovative mural techniques ⓘ radical political content ⓘ |
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