Linford, SarahDrake, AdrienneMedero López, Natalia2024-06-052024-06-052024Medero López, Natalia. "Cultural Translation: The Nexus of Mexican Muralism and Italian Futurism in Orozco’s Katharsis mural". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2024.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14490/108Thesis (B.A. in Art History)--John Cabot University, Spring 2024.In the early to mid-twentieth century, Mexican muralists emerged as pivotal figures in thediscourse on art and politics following the Mexican Revolution, coinciding with the rise of theMuralist movement. This discourse explored themes such as the academy’s “buen gusto,” theadvent of modernism and avant-gardes, the revolutionary aftermath, and the concept of“Mestizo” in Mexican identity. Concurrently, Mexican muralists engaged directly with Europeanavant-gardes, enriching their artistic perspectives with influences from Italian Futurists andFrench Cubists. However, despite the significance of Mexican muralism, little scholarly attentionhas been directed towards José Clemente Orozco, one of the central muralists of the time, and hisconnection to European avant-gardes. In the interest of addressing this scholarly gap, this thesisproposes a case study of Orozco’s Katharsis mural as a means to explore a new perspective onthe intersection, translation, and critical engagement between Mexican muralism and ItalianFuturism despite their ideological disparities. Through an examination of artistic techniques,political ideologies, and international artistic exchange, this thesis aims to unravel themultifaceted dynamics that shaped Orozco’s contribution to the movement.ix, 72 pagesenAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Mexican mural painting and decorationMexican paintingThesis