A documentary film by Lorena Manríquez and Miguel Picker
SIQUEIROS: WALLS OF PASSION
A profile of one of the Mexican great artists of the 20th century, muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. According to many critics, Siqueiros stands second only to Pablo Picasso in his influence on 20th century painting. As one of the primary advocates of modern public art, he was one of the first muralists to paint on the exterior of buildings to bring art closer to the people. The visual artist made his name on the world stage: painting murals in Mexico, the U.S., Cuba, Chile and Argentina; and fighting as as soldier in the Mexican Revolution and the Spanish Civil War. Siqueiros was controversy-stirring revolutionary and lifetime activist who lived with theatrical flair and painted on an epic scale.
