Mirror-Mandala III

Symmetry appears to be consubstantial to the art of Rivera, although precisely the year before this picture was done (1974), he went against this inclination with “volumes” that, relative to this change, seemed to move. Later, except for some rare exceptions, he reverted to symmetrical arrangement and a stable background, although the entire surface, with the mirror and the subtle variations of light and colour - enhanced by the moving about of the viewer -produced the suggestion of dynamism. In Espejo-Mandala III, this fine vibration is dominated by the form, which is very cut back in a way quite unusual in this artist.