Two more of the panels next to the new UVF ‘Inclusion’ mural in Carrickfergus, one decrying the use of force against loyalists, the other explaining the composition of the union flag, involving the St. Patrick’s saltire.
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Here is the central portion of the east wall of Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry frescoes in the Detroit Institute of Arts. Rivera’s wife, Frida Kahlo, had a miscarriage during their time in Detroit and the infant in the image is a tribute to that loss.
Rivera, a communist, was invited to paint the frescoes by Edsel Ford, of the Ford motor company. He painted four walls of a great hall in 1932-1933, celebrating industrial and medical progress while also portraying its deadly uses, and mixing Aztec, Mexican and Christian imagery. The east wall is the first in viewing order, just as in church liturgies.
See also: Building The Model B (South) | Life & Death (West) | The Assembly Line (North)
Below is an (unaccredited) image of Rivera painting the outline (the “cartoon”) for this section of the wall, in 1932.
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Above is a striking panel from the west wall of the Diego Rivera ‘Detroit Industry’ hall in the Detroit Institute of Arts. One of Rivera’s main themes was the dual use of technology, for both good and bad, and here he represents aviation both commercial and military. The bottom panel shows worldwide shipping and the extraction of natural resources by developed countries (on the right, you can see rubber trees being tapped).
See also: Infant In The Bulb Of A Plant (East) | Building The Model B (South) | The Assembly Line (North)
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As can be seen from the final image below (showing the whole of the main panel), a bright sunlight was streaming through the glass ceiling on the day of our visit to Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry frescoes in the Detroit Institute of Arts, making many of our images of the north wall unusable and degrading the quality of the few included here. They nonetheless show the stunning level of detail Rivera went to despite the massive size of the work. These are all of the main panel, the bottom third of which shows construction of the eight-cylinder engine for the Model B (probably).
For more information, see also: Infant In The Bulb Of A Plant (East) | Building The Model B (South) | Life & Death (West)
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Shot of the main panel on the north wall …
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Today we feature the main panel of the South wall of the Diego Rivera Detroit Industry frescoes in the Detroit Institute of Arts, which shows the construction of an automobile (probably the Model B – we will see the V-8 engine being produced on the north wall) at Ford’s River Rouge plant in Dearborn. The wide shot is above and more detailed shots of the lower left, the right third, and the lower central portion follow.
Here is a video of the Rouge plant in 1938 and 1939 …
See also: Infant In The Bulb Of A Plant (East) | Life & Death (West) | The Assembly Line (North)
Here is the right third – in the bottom right corner (above the strip with panels charting a day in the life of workers) can be seen Edsel Ford, of Ford Motors, and William Valentiner, director of the Detroit Institute of Arts at the time Rivera painted the frescoes (1932-1933).
The lower left portion …
Below are three shots of the lower central section, of increasing proximity to the work; the third demonstrates the amazing level of detail of the frescoes.
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Brigada Ramona Parra (BRP) is the mural-painting wing of the Chilean Communist Party. Some of its members came to Belfast in 2009 and worked with local republican and loyalist muralists to put up this board at the southern entrance to Ormeau Park. The colours are still vibrant, but the board on which the piece was painted is deteriorating significantly. 200 images of the mural being painted can be found here. BelTel report of the launch.
Below: An extra-wide (2500 pixel) straight-on shot and a youtube video of BRP pieces 1968-2011.
Update 2013-09-06: Write-up of BRP on BBC.
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These stencils on the back of the dole office, visible from Great Patrick St, are lamenting the lack of jobs. “Why do they keep sending me to look for jobs that aren’t there?” “5,000 jobs to be created each year. 125,000 people out of work.”
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Three panels adjacent to the new UVF ‘Inclusion’ mural in Carrickfergus, two of which protest perceived discrimination against Protestants. The panels at left (“End political cencorship [sic] of Ulsters [sic] Protestants”) and right (“Stop PSNI violence & brutality against Ulsters [sic] Protestants”) mention the PSNI, while in the left one the BBC and UTV and the judiciary and courts are mentioned in addition. The sponsoring group – Carrickfergus United Loyalists – have a Facebook page.
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Painted signage at the north end of Berwick Road/Paráıd An Ardghleanna in Ardoyne/Ard Eoın (next to the Maıréad Farrell piece featured previously): “P.S.N.I. not welcome in Ardoyne”.
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UVF flags are still flying in east Belfast (see previously for the controversy) and the advertising hoarding above the mural on the corner of Carrington Street again provides an interesting juxtaposition with the mural below.
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