Iconographic Analysis: Human Sacrifice of José Clemente Orozco

This article is focused on the research on the work "Human Sacrifice" by José Clemente Orozco. The objectives of this research are: to analyze diverse sources, both ethnohistorical and contemporary, to distinguish the different artistic influences in Orozco's work, to analyze the work...

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Autor: Hernández Luna, Jesús Adrián
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO
Repositorio:Edähi Boletín Científico de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades del ICSHu
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/6821
Acceso en línea:https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/icshu/article/view/6821
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Muralism
José Clemente Orozco
Teules
Human Sacrifice
Muralismo
Sacrificio Humano
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Sumario:This article is focused on the research on the work "Human Sacrifice" by José Clemente Orozco. The objectives of this research are: to analyze diverse sources, both ethnohistorical and contemporary, to distinguish the different artistic influences in Orozco's work, to analyze the work with the iconographic method and to understand what that the work Human Sacrifice seeks to transmit to viewers. Orozco is the result of his time. The period in which he lived was plagued by warfare, nationalism and uncertainty. The work Human Sacrifice seeks to question the era and the idea of war, in his work he confronts us and tells us that despite the great advances of humanity we continue to kill ourselves.