Diego Rivera, An Essay <Tab/> Diego Rivera México (1886-1957) Diego Rivera's art was one of the columns on which one of the strongest movements in American painting was to find support: Mexican muralism. His art rests on a foundation from a mixture of Gauguin, Aztec, and Mayan sculpture. Diego Rivera, used simplified forms and vivid colors. He brilliantly rescued the pre-Colombian past, as well as the cornerstones …showed first 75 words of 335 total…

…showed last 75 words of 335 total…fresco that bore the words "Dios no existe" ("God does not exist"). Diego, in turn, refused to erase it, until he finally gave up after returning from a trip to the Soviet Union in 1956 because of health problems. Diego Rivera was a member of the Communist Party from 1923 to 1930, and from 1954 until his death.In the end, Diego Rivera will always be remembered as an incredible artist. However, his political views will tarnish his memory.