Orozco painted one of Mexico’s most iconic public murals, which directly confronted revered institutions. His fiery painting of Padre Hidalgo, the “George Washington of Mexican Independence,” depicted the leader as a prophet wielding a sword who was “purifying the world with bloodshed.” The artwork showcases Orozco’s unapologetic style, characterized by sharp angles and uncompromising intensity.
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- [Orozco] Over the next decade Orozco paints Mexico's greatest public walls and tackles its most revered institutions.
His mural of Padre Hidalgo, the George Washington of Mexican Independence, depicts a fiery prophet brandishing a sword, purifying the world with bloodshed.
(eerie music) (music tempo increases) - Orozco is difficult and he refuses to make things look pretty.
They're angles, they're all angles and sharp, they're like daggers.
Everything comes to a point like a blade.
You know, he's slashing and Orozco refuses to let you relax and, you know, he's always sticking it to you.
He's not telling you he has a formula, that is the answer.
And he certainly mistrusts anyone else who says they do have the answer.
