I know now that he who hopes to be universal in his art must plant in his own soil. Great art is like a tree, which grows in a particular place and has a trunk, leaves, blossoms, boughs, fruit, and… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
An artist is above all a human being, profoundly human to the core. If the artist can't feel everything that humanity feels, if the artist isn't capable of loving until he forgets himself and sacrifices himself if necessary, if he… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
I did not know it then, but Frida had already become the most important fact in my life. And would continue to be, up… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
“As I rode back to Detroit, a vision of Henry Ford's industrial empire kept passing before my eyes. In my ears, I heard the… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
“In my previous murals, I had tried to achieve a harmony in my painting with the architecture of the building. But to attempt such… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
“I spent the two and one-half months between my meeting with the Art Commission and the beginning of my actual mural work in soaking… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
“From sunrise to sunset, I was in the forest, sometimes far from the house, with my goat who watched me as a mother does… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
July 13, 1954 was the most tragic day of my life. I had lost my beloved Frida forever. To late now I realized that… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
“While working in California, I met William Valentiner and Edgar Richardson of the Detroit Institute of Arts. I mentioned a desire which I had… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
The artist must try to raise the level of taste of the masses, not debase himself to the level of unformed and impoverished taste. — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
