Diego Rivera

"I know now that he who hopes to be universal in his art must plant in his own soil . . . The secret of my best work is that it is Mexican."

- Diego Rivera

"An artist is above all a human being, profoundly human to the core. If the artist can’t feel everything that humanity feels, if the artist isn’t capable of loving until he forgets himself and sacrifices himself if necessary, if he won’t put down his magic brush and head the fight against the oppressor, then he isn’t a great artist."

- Diego Rivera