Without doubt the leading figure in Mexican mural art. In his work, art and politics coincide, and his imposing murals, characterized by simple, easily-understood realism, have powerful social value: from tools for expression they become acts of protest and political critique. Rivera became the spokesperson for a people who were demanding civil rights and social justice. In his works he addressed the most important themes of communist ideology.
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