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You are here: Home / Culture / Books / Illustrative biography DIEGO RIVERA isn’t as dramatic as artist himself

Illustrative biography DIEGO RIVERA isn’t as dramatic as artist himself

December 15, 2021 Category: Books, Reviews
An image from Diego Rivera - Francesco De La Mora & José Luis Pescador
An image from Diego Rivera - Francesco De La Mora & José Luis Pescador
Diego Rivera - Francesco De La Mora & José Luis Pescador
Diego Rivera – Francesco De La Mora & José Luis Pescador

Biographies are very difficult to write so that they engage every reader, particularly in graphic novel form. Unfortunately, this book doesn’t succeed in this task. Francisco De La Mora’s Diego Rivera guides us through the tumultuous life of this famed Mexican artist: his artistic evolutions, impact on Mexican muralism and his many adventurous marriages, including his third to the iconic Frida Kahlo.

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Whilst the story is informative, it struggles to keep your attention, as the characters’ strifes don’t draw much investment – nor does it flow too easily, with events catalogued against one another rather than transitioning through informative narrative and coherence.

Still, if the narrative is rather flat, the artwork is much more interesting. José Luis Pescador has managed to perfectly capture Rivera’s likeness, making him stand out in every panel he’s in and has done an excellent job of replicating both his famed murals and Kahlo’s distinct portraits. The illustrations appear to shift as the story continues too, almost mimicking its main character’s journey as an artist. I finished this book satisfied at having learned about Diego Rivera, while doubtful as to the prospect of picking it up again.

KEEP READING: ‘Courttia Newland’s Cosmogramma is an excellent collection of short stories illustrated via animalistic observations of humanity.’

Diego Rivera, Francesco De La Mora & José Luis Pescador (SelfMadeHero)

Price: £16.99. Info: here

words GWIL WILLIAMS for Buzz Culture

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Noel is the listings, reviews, music and books editor at Buzz and has been doing some or all of these things here since the days of dial-up internet. He was raised in Cornwall, lives in Cardiff and that is more or less all he has ever known.
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