Moises Saenz

David Alfaro Siquieros, alongside Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, spearheaded the Mexican mural renaissance that established a powerful new visual lexicon for post-revolutionary Mexico and inspired politically-conscious artists the world over. Of these three artists – dubbed los tres grandes – whose monumental public works exalted the indigenous warrior and the common farmer, Siquieros is considered the most technically innovative and ideologically radical, employing unusual materials like automotive lacquer, asbestos and pyroxene to manifest a sweeping vision of a futuristic society run by an electrified proletariat.

Cuernavaca, Mexico