Orozco Print
Fine art
"Magueys, Cactus, and Figures", created in 1928 by the Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco. Other titles for the work include Magueyas y Nopales (Agaves and Prickly Pear Cactus) or Inditos (Indians/Indigenous people).
Artwork Details
Artist: José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949)
Date: 1928
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Approximately 12 1/8 x 17 1/8 inches (30.8 x 43.4 cm)
Location: The original print is held in various museum collections, including the San Diego Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Subject and Meaning
The print depicts anonymous, dwarfed workers carrying heavy loads amidst menacing, exaggerated maguey and prickly pear cacti in a stark desert landscape.
Oppression and Nature's Dominance: The artwork conveys a sense of oppression, with the severe geometry of the desert and the large cacti towering over the figures, suggesting the dominance of nature over man.
Social Commentary: By featuring the plants so prominently and placing the people in the background, Orozco suggests the indigenous workers were valued less than the agave they were harvesting.
Contrast: Created while Orozco lived in New York, the piece contrasts the overwhelming urban environment of Manhattan with nostalgia for the Mexican landscape, exaggerating the natural plants into organic towers that rival skyscrapers.
"Magueys, Cactus, and Figures", created in 1928 by the Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco. Other titles for the work include Magueyas y Nopales (Agaves and Prickly Pear Cactus) or Inditos (Indians/Indigenous people).
Artwork Details
Artist: José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949)
Date: 1928
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Approximately 12 1/8 x 17 1/8 inches (30.8 x 43.4 cm)
Location: The original print is held in various museum collections, including the San Diego Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Subject and Meaning
The print depicts anonymous, dwarfed workers carrying heavy loads amidst menacing, exaggerated maguey and prickly pear cacti in a stark desert landscape.
Oppression and Nature's Dominance: The artwork conveys a sense of oppression, with the severe geometry of the desert and the large cacti towering over the figures, suggesting the dominance of nature over man.
Social Commentary: By featuring the plants so prominently and placing the people in the background, Orozco suggests the indigenous workers were valued less than the agave they were harvesting.
Contrast: Created while Orozco lived in New York, the piece contrasts the overwhelming urban environment of Manhattan with nostalgia for the Mexican landscape, exaggerating the natural plants into organic towers that rival skyscrapers.
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