"I am an atheist and I consider religions to be a form of collective neurosis." - Diego Rivera. Good thing he doesn't post in the Religion forum, I guess...
I'm sure RFG has forgotten more than I will ever know about murals and Diego Rivera. So I'm just ranting to hear myself rant (as usual).
But anyway...Mexico City is the mother lode of murals! Besides the ones in the museums, they're all over the city as decoration. Walking around there is a real treat for the eyes.
Chapultepec Castle has a great forced-perspective mural painted on a ceiling. Depicts a famous event during the 1846 war when a Mexican military cadet grabbed the Mexican flag and jumped over the wall to his death. When you look up at the mural, he appears to be falling right on top of your head.
While I was gawking at that mural, our tour guide said: "You call it the Mexican-American War. We call it 'Invasion de los Norte-Americanos.'"
Here's Diego Rivera's "The Inquisition In Mexico," with some heretics about to roast:
And a bonus detail from another Rivera mural - an Aztec princess showing off her tats:
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