what was the mural movement and its relationship to the mexican revolution?

Answer 1

The movement involved Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente orozco, etc. they started the movement AFTER Mexican revolution stating "There's no other way than ours" (No hay mas camino que el nuestro) and it implied breaking with small format painting and making a painting that reflected the struggle of Mexican society to be truly independent and original, serving the educational goals set by the revolutionaries, and murals had to educate people mainly showing history and architecture, as well as landscape.

Most of the works are on Mexico city's walls, stadiums, public libraries, fountains, etc.

Answer 2

The mural movement also had implications here in the states, around the time of the Civil Rights movement, clear up through present day. In California, many artists began creating murals to volley for the rights of immigrant farm workers, and murals were a way to raise voices to the plight that these people went through--and still go through today.

Answer 3

Ultimately, it was the birth of graffiti as we know it today.
(Actually most of the peasants couldn't read, but rallys and murals helped the movement along.)