Muralista jose orozco biography

Orozco was the most complex of the Mexican muralists , fond of the theme of human suffering, but less realistic and more fascinated by machines than Rivera. Mostly influenced by Symbolism , he was also a genre painter and lithographer. He was the oldest of his siblings.

José clemente orozco wife

In Orozco became interested in art after moving to Mexico City. At the age of 21, Orozco lost his left hand while working with gunpowder to make fireworks. In his autobiography, Orozco confesses, "I would stop [on my way to and from school] and spend a few enchanted minutes in watching [Posada] This was the push that first set my imagination in motion and impelled me to cover paper with my earliest little figures; this was my awakening to the existence of the art of painting.

After attending school for Agriculture and Architecture, Orozco studied art at the Academy of San Carlos in — Orozco participated at the student's strike along with fellow student and future muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. One of the greatest influences on Orozco in his adult years was Dr. Atl's view on Symbolism. In , Orozco followed Dr.