The mural Social Revolution, between allegory and criticism: an approach

Abstract

This article aims to present an analysis of the mural Social Revolution (1926) by José Clemente Orozco. It uses the iconographic method proposed by Erwin Panofsky to contextualize the scenes that make up the mural’s visual narrative and to interpret the painter’s approach to the process of the Mexican Revolution and the plastic synthesis that he develops using figurative and symbolic language. It also discusses some of the thematic and stylistic characteristics present in the artist's mural iconography and that support his aesthetics. Finally, it offers considerations about the emergence and consolidation of muralism and reflects on aspects that allow us to understand the nature and contributions of this artistic movement.
Keywords: Muralism, José Clemente Orozco, Mexican Revolution.