Rufino Tamayo ( Spanish: Rufino Tamayo ; August 26, 1899 , Oaxaca , Mexico - June 24, 1991 , Mexico City ) - Mexican modernist artist, representative of Mexican muralism .
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Life and work
By origin, Rufino Tamayo is from the Zapotec Indians . In 1917 - 1921, the young artist studied at the Academy of San Carlos in the capital of Mexico , and then, in 1926 - 1928 he lives in New York , where he gets acquainted with modernism in painting. After returning to his homeland, Rufino Tamayo is a professor at the School of Modern Art in Mexico City. His works of art of this time show a resemblance to the German style of the 20-30s of the XX century, “ New Materiality ”.
In the 30s he received a number of orders for the creation of works of monumental, wall painting. In these works, the influence of muralistic tendencies is clearly felt. At the same time, the artist was very impressed with the pre-Columbian art of the peoples of America , which affected the development of his own special artistic style. In his works, R. Tamayo is primarily passionate about the life of Mexicans and their concerns. He uses ancient Mexican symbols and mythical images in his works in order to more clearly express the main human problems, such as loneliness, irritation and quarrels, sadness and so on. Also, the dualism inherent in the ancient Mexican worldview is reflected in the paintings of the master. Rufino Tamayo belongs to the second generation of muralist artists.
In the paintings of Rufino Tamayo, the creative influence of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque is also felt.
Selected Works
- "Factory", 1929, Mexico City, collection of Pablo Brener
- "Revolution", 1938, Mexico City, Museum de las Culturas
- Mexico Today, 1952 Mexico City, Palace of Fine Arts
- “The Birth of Our Nation”, 1952-53, Mexico City, Palace of Fine Arts
- “Woman in the Night”, 1947, Minneapolis, collection of S. G. Maston
- Day and Night, 1964, Mexico City, National Museum of Anthropology .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 118812122 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Rufino Tamayo
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
Literature
- Die Welt der Malerei, Amstelveen-Gütersloh 1997.
- Kozlova E. Rufino Tamayo (The figurative world of the painter) // Art of Latin America. M .: Nauka, 1986. S.128-148
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rufino Tamayo
- Glossary of Fine Art Terms
- Site of the Tamayo Museum in Mexico City (Spanish)