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Figuras y narrativas míticas de lo indígena prehispánico en el mural Dualidad de Rufino Tamayo

[journal article]

Bech, Julio Amador

Abstract

El presente artículo sitúa el mural Dualidad de Rufino Tamayo en el contexto histórico de la década 60 del siglo XX, época en la cual se redefine el nacionalismo de Estado en México. La reivindicación del pasado indígena juega un papel sustantivo dentro de ese panorama político-cultural. Aparecen un... view more

El presente artículo sitúa el mural Dualidad de Rufino Tamayo en el contexto histórico de la década 60 del siglo XX, época en la cual se redefine el nacionalismo de Estado en México. La reivindicación del pasado indígena juega un papel sustantivo dentro de ese panorama político-cultural. Aparecen una multiplicidad de discursos y obras de arte relacionados con las culturas prehispánicas de México, entre las cuales el mural de Tamayo y una serie importante de sus pinturas son notables ejemplos del fenómeno cultural de la época. En este escrito se confrontan tanto el desarrollo creativo del estilo pictórico de Tamayo, de cara a su interpretación del arte prehispánico, como la manera en la cual aborda los temas mitológicos pertenecientes a la tradición nahua-mexica, valiéndose de las interpretaciones antropológicas e históricas que los autores más reconocidos del momento proponen sobre el tema; se contrastan las dos aproximaciones: la pictórica y la discursiva.... view less


This article places Rufino Tamayo's mural Dualidad within the historical framework of the 1960 decade, when State nationalism is redefined in Mexico. Vindication of the ancient indian past plays a mayor role in the political and cultural panorama. A multiplicity of discourses and works of art, relat... view more

This article places Rufino Tamayo's mural Dualidad within the historical framework of the 1960 decade, when State nationalism is redefined in Mexico. Vindication of the ancient indian past plays a mayor role in the political and cultural panorama. A multiplicity of discourses and works of art, related to the prehispanic cultures of Mexico, proliferates. Tamayo’s mural, as well as other paintings by him are a notorious example of this cultural phenomena. In this essay, the creative development of Tamayo's painting, face to face with prehispanic art, is confronted with his interpretation of the mythological themes that belong to the Nahua-Mexica tradition. It is recognized that Tamayo's interpretation of the myths was aided by the works, published at that time by prestigious authors. The two views are confronted in contrast: the artistic and the philosophical.... view less

Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature

Free Keywords
Rufino Tamayo; prehispanic traditions in Mexican art; muralism; Mexican contemporary art

Document language
Spanish

Publication Year
2011

Page/Pages
p. 95-124

Journal
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, 56 (2011) 213

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22201/fcpys.2448492xe.2011.213.30466

ISSN
2448-492X

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0


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