Guided tour of MAM -  Sala Xavier Villarrutia.

Answer  the questionnaire.

1. Which valley is described in the painting by Fernando Portones? How  do you think humans interact with this landscape’
2. How does José Clemente Orozco picture the women in “Las Soldaderas”?
3. What does the painting of José David Alfaro Siqueiros , “Madre Campesina”  tell us about the relationship mother-daughter?  About Mexican life-style?
4. Hoe does Abraham Angel’s painting “La Familia” describe the family? How does it differ in style from others?
5. What does the painting of  Diego Rivera “Retrato de Lupe Marin” tell  us about the woman and her feelings? What is special about the technique used to help us picture this?
6. How does José Chavez Morado picture describe the setting in “La Gran Ciudad”?  What is the feeling he wishes to express?
7. How does Frida Kahlo picture herself in “Las Dos Fridas”?
8.  How do you imagine Roberto Montemayor as a person after seeing his “Autoretrato”?
9. Which are the most important details of  Mexico City described in Juan O’Gorman’s painting “La Ciudad de México”?
10. Which is the theme and the mood of Remedios Varos’s painting “La Huida”?

Choose 2 paintings of the ones that were not explained to you:

1. Mention painter and title.
2. Describe characters, setting, mood and theme.
3. Make own drawing of the painting.
4. 100 word summary of  the painting explaining, comparing, and contrasting it with others. Explain the different emotions the painting makes you feel.