"The Fire," David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1939.

Siqueiros (1896-1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, known mostly for his murals.

However, what we have here isn't Social Realism, but an experimental Abstract painting. He was known before then mostly for representational landscapes and portraits, or symbolic-yet-still-realistic political scenes. In his 1939 exhibition at the Matisse Gallery in NYC, he presented art done with new equipment and techniques. This was done with an airbrush, with stencils, in a pyroxylin lacquer now used in such things as nail polish, photography, and magicians' flash paper. He specifically used Duco, an automotive lacquer, for his Matisse show.

As it became shiny and inflexible, it looked cool, but as this was done on paper, it was quite fragile, and now is mounted on a rubber backing.

Siqueiros had an eventful life; an avowed Communist, he fought in the Spanish Civil War, was a muralist for the Obregon government in Mexico, was involved in an attempted assassination of Leon Trotsky, worked in the US and Cuba.....while some say his artistic work was interrupted by his political activity, he viewed them as one and the same.

From the Museo Blaisten, Ciudad de Mexico.

1993 The Informers

In the painting, a group of men in dark clothing and hats are depicted receiving liquid from ladles into their hands.
The scene is set against an urban backdrop with buildings that suggest a cityscape.
Tags: Urban Life, Social Realism, Historical Context

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Sergey Ivanov, 'Female migrant' (1886)

The painter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Ivanov_(painter)

Bida ang kwento ng mga ordinaryong Pinoy sa social realism artworks ni Bayan Patroller Nick Valenzuela.

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#SocialRealism
#Art
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Following our recent symposium we are inviting short blog posts (750-1500 words) reflecting on the intellectual legacy of Margaret Archer. These will be published on the Critical Realism Network blog. Here are some examples of themes these posts could address:

1. Archer’s Place in Sociological Theory:  the ways in which Archer’s ideas have been received, challenged, and transformed within the discipline. 
2. Archer’s Work within the Larger Dialogues of Critical Realism: the ways in which Archer’s ideas have contributed to and challenged the critical realist tradition. 
3. The Global Reception of Archer’s Work: the ways in which Archer’s ideas have been received, interpreted and adapted in different places. We want to explore both Archer’s role in the internationalization of British sociology, as well as the reception of her work in different countries of the Global North and Global South.
4. Archer’s Work Beyond Critical Realism: the ways in which Archer’s work has been influenced by and has influenced traditions, debates and issues beyond critical realism, such as pragmatism, moral philosophy and the philosophy of science.

We welcome submissions from scholars at all stages of their careers, including graduate students and early-career researchers. We also encourage interdisciplinary perspectives and contributions from scholars working in related fields, such as philosophy, anthropology, and political science.

If you’re interested in submitting a post, please contact Mark Carrigan with your idea initially.

https://markcarrigan.net/2024/08/08/%f0%9f%93%8dcall-for-blog-posts-the-legacy-of-margaret-archer/

1965 A Gathering of Gentlemen

This is a vibrant and lively scene from the 1960s, capturing a moment of social interaction between three men.
The man on the left, clad in a sharp suit and tie, seems to be in deep conversation with the man on his right.
The third man stands apart, his gaze directed towards something off-frame, adding an air of intrigue to the scene.

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It's interesting that the AI generated art looks just like the old Soviet soclialist realism painting that Stalin instituted when he deemed Constructivism and their utopian, democratic, communist ideals verboten. #aiart #socialRealism #stalin #constructivism #malevitch #ElLissitzky #Rodchenko (Isaak Brodsky, Stalin, 1933)

A taste of the amazing room full of Diego Rivera murals at the Detroit Institute of Art.

He was a Social Realist at a time when the world was going abstract, yet he continued to suggest the enormous emotion of his subjects, saying, "I want to castigate the things I hate and paint monuments to what I feel is noble." Social commentary remained the backbone of his art.
'Man with Sprite,' Joseph Hirsch (1910-1981), ca. 1950 (I prefer to call it 'Enlightenment.') Private collection.
#artcollector #socialrealism #realism #artgallery #artmuseum #arthistory #potterdayart #modernart

Edsel B. Ford, 1932 #diegorivera #socialrealism https://www.wikiart.org/en/diego-rivera/edsel-b-ford-1932

The Outskirts of Paris, 1918 #rivera #socialrealism https://www.wikiart.org/en/diego-rivera/the-outskirts-of-paris-1918

New York Movie, 1939 #americanart #socialrealism https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-hopper/not_detected_235598

House over the Bridge, 1909 #socialrealism #rivera https://www.wikiart.org/en/diego-rivera/house-over-the-bridge

Still Life, 1918 #socialrealism #diegorivera https://www.wikiart.org/en/diego-rivera/still-life-1918

Portrait of Angelina Beloff, 1909 #socialrealism #rivera https://www.wikiart.org/en/diego-rivera/portrait-of-angelina-beloff-1909

Breton Girl, 1910 #rivera #socialrealism https://www.wikiart.org/en/diego-rivera/breton-girl-1910