Question

Man at the Crossroads by Diego Rivera. A man in the center holds an orb with wing-like structures behind him. Two glass magnifiers are on both sides of the wings. The top left corner has a crowd in gas masks. The top right corner has a crowd gasping. The bottom left and right corners have people sitting and looking at the man. Trees grow underneath the wings." What does the painting above depict?
a.
the artist’s political rebellion
b.
a Communist revolt
c.
a man controlling the universe through technology
d.
an image of how God controls everything

Answer 1

c. The mural shows a central figure representing humanity exercising control over nature and society through science and technology (Rivera layers political scenes around this theme).