Diego Rivera
painted 1947-8
Today Ms Yamamoto introduced (or reintroduced) us to DIEGO RIVERA. One of the murals depicted, or showed, Rivera as a little boy holding the hand of Jose Posada, who was an artist he admired. Other people important to Rivera are also shown. This includes his wife, Frida Kahlo, standing on the right side as we look at the mural.
Dia de la Muerta is a Mexican holiday on which observers remember and honor people who have passed away.
IF you were going to paint a mural that included people who were important to YOU, who would you include? Feel free to tell us why, if you would like to do so.
If I was making a painting like this I would most likely put my famly in the picture. Also my friends because they are nice to me.{most of the time}My cat would also be in the picture because he only rarely scrtches me. I would ood time with them. I would invite some of the people I play soccer with, because I have a good time with them. Lastly I would invit Ms. U, because she is one of my best teachers.
ReplyDeleteI would put my brothers in to the painting if I were the artist. I would also include my Mom and Dad along side my other family members:Grandmothers,Grandfathers,Uncles,Aunts,etc.
ReplyDeleteWell if it is El Dia de los Muertos I would want to invite all my deceased ancestors also all of my family and friends and neighbors. Traditionally I would invite my family anyway because I love them. I would invite friends because.... I don't know why actually. :) A comment on Diego Rivera: I love his unusual but realistic paintings. I have always wondered why he decided to paint random every life scenarios. May be it is what he saw on his walks or outside his window. Very unique.
ReplyDeleteI would put my birth mother and father and Justin Beiber because the are all good people.
ReplyDeleteI would put most of my family, my best friend/s, and Martin Luther King Jr. I would include Martin Luther King Jr. since I look up to him for what he did for this country.
ReplyDeleteI would put all of my friends (including the Nerd Herd) and all of my family. I would also include Abaham Lincon because I really look up to him for what he did during his time as president.
ReplyDeleteIf I would paint a mural to celebrate El Dia de Muertos,I would put my family (including my dog). ALL of my mom and dad's side would be in the backround. In the middle would be my grandmother standing next to me.
ReplyDeleteI would put my family, friends, and my dog. I would also include Abraham Lincoln, because i look up to him for ending slavery in the United States. I would also include many of the heros of the Holocaust for what they did to help save the Jews.
ReplyDeleteI would put in my parents, my friends, most (if not all) of my other family, and my dead dog. They are all very important to me and it would be great to have a painting to remember them by.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to put people that were important to me on the portrait I would definately put members of my family (including those who passed away), various arctic animals and and many of my friends
ReplyDeleteIf I were to make a painting for El Dia De Muertos, I would include my mom, my dad, my brother, and my dogs. I would also have all my family on both my parent's sides, even if I never have (or will) met them. I would have friends around me, and everyone would be happy and jovial. [among their guests tonight :D]Balloons and party streamers would be everywhere, and food platters on tables around the outside.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely paint my friends; I wouldn't be the person I am without them. Secondly, I would paint my beloved and long-deceased ancestors and pets, though I would paint my currently living fish, too. Thirdly, I would paint my sisters on their own to the side because they annoy me, but they've taught me an extremely important skill: Endurance. Finally, I would paint the rest of my family towards the center for their kindess.
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If I painted a mural with important people in it I would put my Mom Dad, and grandparents. I would also paint my brother, even though we don't get along he is important to me and I'm not going to admit anything else. I would have the setting outside of my grandparents house from my Dad's side of the family, because there have been so many important things that have happened there. I would also have my friends painted in the mural.
ReplyDeleteIf I had made a mural I would have included my mom, dad ,and sister. I would also paint in my grandma,grandpa, papa,and my deceased grandparents. Other people that would have been in the picture is my dog and my friends. All of these people would have been included because they are people I care for, respect, and love. Most of all I would have included my deceased family because Dia de la Muerta is a time to remember and respect your love ones that have died.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to make a picture like this I would include my family of course. I would include my dog he means the world to me. I'd include my friends for extra laughs. I would also include my best teachers and there's only two.
ReplyDeleteI would include my Mom, Dad, Sister, Grandma (Gram), great-Grandpa, Gorge S. Patten (famous WW2 general), my dog, God, my friends Kesli, Karli, Caz, Gina, Brook Ashjian, Miles, Ryan, Duncan, Adam, Phillip, Josh and many many more. I picked these people because I look up to them.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to paint a mural it would have my mom, dad, brother, and everyone else in my family in it. It would also include my many, many, many, many, many many, many, many, many, many many, many, many, many, many many, many, many, many, many friends. It would have a modest background and might-- MIGHT-- have my dog in it( if of course she were tranquilized.)
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If I were to paint a mural, I would have my Mom, Dad, sister, and some of my friends. I would also have Abraham Lincoln for what he did to end the civil war and free African Americans, otherwise some people might still hate them, and there might still be fighting.
ReplyDeleteMy mural would be vast. It would include my ENTIRE family, dead or alive. It would also have George Lucas, John Williams, and Einstein off to the side, for while I do not know them personally, they are my role models. Mr. Hull and my friends would also be in it, as well as Mrs. U, Corey Dobbins(my guitar instructor).
ReplyDeleteIf I were going to paint a mural I would include my family. Mom, dad, brother, cousins, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles... I would also include my pets because they are part of the family too.
ReplyDeleteIf I would paint a mural, I would and everybody I ever loved or cared about. Some are gone, while some are still here. People just don't realize how important the people are around you, otherwise you wouldn't be you....if that makes sense.... Somehow I would incorporate that into my mural. So I would add family, friends, etc.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to create a mural, I would definetly include my faamily, related and extened, man or animal, because they inspire me to do brilliant or strange things. I would include some of my favorite authors( Stroud, Collins, Jaques, Riordan, Westerfield) in the middle ground because they aspire me to not only write better, but to aim higher. And in the background, with no one noticing them, I would include people I dislike( no one in Room 14 :), no names) as a reminder to not be like them.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to paint a mural, I would include all of my family, (Mom, Dad, Grandma, etc.) all of my friends, but especially my best friend since kindergarten, Sarah. I would also include Mr. Cruz, my 2 and 3rd grade teacher, who helped me get into Manchester. I would not be able to forget Mrs. Snyder, and Mrs. Basham. Last but NOT least, my sixth grade teacher Ms. Ullner!!!!! (AND THE CROWD GOES WILD) As Dyllie said, I would include my relatives that aren't here on Earth today, since this entire holiday is about remembering and honoring those who have passed on. :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I have read most of the comments and have come to a conclusion. I think that I would invite almost everyone that my fellow classmates have named. I looooove the massage that Dylan would include in her mural and lol(ed) at Hopes contribution to Shakespeare's Macbeth. I would have my parents, dogs, maybe even my brothers! ^-^ My whole family, all my friends, and of course............ Ms. Ullner!!!
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I would put my family that I can remember.I would putmy half brother,Sean, ny older brother,Jonathan, My twin,Dylan, my Mom, and my Dad and many more of my family. They all cheer me up when I'm Mad. Play with me when I'm board.I just want to have a pictur to remember all of my family.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to paint a mural I would include my parents, sisters, brother, my cat, grandparents, deceased grandmother, my best friends, and my 7 favorite teachers. (Including Ms. Ullner!) And of course there would probably be others I would want to incoorperate into the mural. All, well, most of these people I not only look up to, but have the most fun with in my life. My parents....well, are parents that care for me and love me and are always right there for me. There are actually times when I look at my sisters, so that's a good thing.:) Then my grandparents are the people that have inspired me to do great, but in a really deep way. My grandparents on my mother's side have taught me that you need to work hard wherever you are, because not a lot comes easy in the real world. My other grandmother, who has passed, has encouraged me to read and write. Sometimes, there would be about 30 people in her house for a celebration, and she would take me up to her bedroom and we would read my favorite books. My other grandfather has showed me that even if you have to work really hard at times, it's ok to sit back and relax when its' all over. My friends are the greatest friends in the world, and my 7 favorite teachers know how to make absolutly anythink in the world fun. So, after a long explanation, these are people that make me happy to be where I am now.
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ReplyDeleteMy whole family would be there, ESPECIALLY my grandparents, and my heroes: J.R.R. Tolkien (created a whole WORLD), C.S. Lewis (Screwtaape Letters=AWESOME)Shakespeare (I think you can figure it out), CHristopher Paolini (wrote a book at so young! that's my goal), Dietrich Bonhoeffer (just...wow), Ms. U., Mrs. Decarli, and that's about it!
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ReplyDeleteIf I were to paint a mural, I would include my family, friends, and my grandpa who past away two yrs ago. I would have my grandpa in the mural because he taught me everything that I know about baseball. He would tell me to follow through on my swing, and to grip the ball with two fingers. Anyway,the person that I would have to put in my mural would be my grandpa.
ReplyDeleteI would include my family, the nerd herd and the greatest flutist on Earth. Also, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkein, and laurence Yep. And last ,but not the least, Albert
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