Fresco is defined as “painting on a plaster, either dry, or
wet. In the former, the paint is an independent layer, separate from the
plaster proper; in the latter, the paint is chemically bound to the plaster,
and is integral to the wall or support.”
The medium of fresco is a pigment mixed with limewater which is a solution
containing calcium hydroxide, or slaked lime. To show an example of fresco I chose
a painting by artist Diego Rivera. The painting is called “Still Life” and was
created in 1918. I chose this painting because I liked the shading and colors.
I also noticed that this is one of the few paintings done by Rivera that does
not contain people. I noticed that was a common theme among his work. I read
that Diego Rivera‘s work is inspired by The Mexican Revolution, and The Russian
Revolution. Diego dedicates a lot of his paintings to express the working class
and native peoples of Mexico. I noticed that theme in sevral of his pieced.
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