1. MoLAA means the Museum of Latin American Art. It is a Museum where many Latin Americans exhibit their work. They have a collection that is a mixture of art work as well as they present a specific artist with all of their artwork in one area. The Knowledge I learned this semester has enhanced my understanding of the artwork found there because I learned at each artwork is representing a part of history. By learning some history one can be one with the paintings and understand what these artist were painting.
2.a.I could not find a title for this artwork.
2.c.I came across this piece of artwork because I went to the MoLAA website looking for an artist that had a past exhibition their. After finding Diego Rivera’s name on there I decided that I was going to look for a piece of artwork by him. I then went in looking at his paintings. I found this one and it reminded me of the Aztec’s therefore this is why I choose it. This painting shows that pyramids and the Aztec calendar.
2.d.Contains the following analytical elements:
I feel that the main focus in this painting is the Aztec calendar because the lines of the pyramid go towards the Aztec calendar making ones eyes travel to that part of the painting. I think that this painting is made with oils. Diego loved to do oil paintings and just by looking at this painting it looks like it to me. Not only were the lines from the pyramid used to guide ones eyes towards that Aztec calendar but also the color yellow that is coming out from behind the pyramid and going into circles to the Aztec calendar.
I think that this artwork is about the rise of the Aztec calendar.
The reason why I chose this artwork because it had to do with the Aztec’s. When I see this artwork it just makes be think that
