Visual Art in Mexico

Diego River is the most well-known figure of Mexican Muralism. Diego painted the Man at the Crossroads at the Rockefeller Center in New York City. However, this huge mural was destroyed the next year due to the inclusion of Russian communist leader Lenin. Some of Rivera's murals are displayed at the Mexican National Palace and the Palace of Fine Atrs. Post-revolutionary art in Mexcio had its expression in th eworks of renowned artists such as Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and many more influential artists. The Mesoamerican architecture is mostly noted for its pyramids which resemble the largest structures outside Ancient Egypt. Spanish colonial architecture is noted by contrast between the simple, solid construction that was needed by the new surroundings and the Baroque ornamentation exported from Spain. Mexico is seen as the center of New Spain and it has some of the most renowned buildings built in this style.