Frida Kahlo

first paintings in caves people have been drawing pain and torture. Whether it’s the slaying or the fight with the bull, a torture of some person, or a depiction of religious sacrifice, pain has always been a key aspect in art. Today, artists like Frida Kahlo have taken this subject even further by portraying their deep and sacred emotion in the pain of an artwork. However some artists like Orlan use pain in order to study the reaction of a society.…

Frida Khloe is one of the greatest Chicano painters, she was born on July 6, 1907. She sadly passed at the young age of 47 on July 13, 1954, within that short time of life she was stricken with polio which crippled her and suffered from a serious streetcar injury that left her infertile, she married the famous muralist artist Diego River, who she later remarried, became a political activist and rose to fame thanks to her marvelous oil paintings all before she gave into her poor health. She was…

Frida Kahlo was an influential artist who left a long-lasting legacy with her idealistic way of thinking and her creative masterpieces. Her life was one of pain, illness, and tragedy, but against all odds, she achieved things that should have been impossible for a woman like her in the time period. Frida portrayed her passionate philosophies and ideas through her paintings, and she believed that art had the ability to heal and transform the soul. This led to Frida becoming a large figure of…

Growing up, since I lived in Mexico, I did not have much of interaction with a different race. The majority of the people in my neighborhood had about the same skin tone, some lighter than others. I would only see a difference with people that had indigenous blood. There were a few people with indigenous blood that I met during my childhood and it primarily included my maid and my nanny and her family. When it came to bring a friend home, I had to be very selective. Most parents within my school…

The painting “Self-Portrait on the Border Between Mexico and the United States” by Frida Kahlo represents the sharp contrasts of two neighboring countries. The painting is about a growing industrial United States with the contrast of the falling of Mexico. She paints herself in a pink dress on top of a pedestal in between the countries. The impression on the painting is that the painter is unwelcoming with the new changes. She is Mexican; therefore, her heritage can be seen by the flag. Her…

be his largest artistic influence. Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her self-portraits. Kahlo's life began and ended in Mexico City, in her home known as "La Casa Azul," the Blue Hous Her work has been celebrated internationally as emblematic of Mexican national and indigenous traditions, and by feminists for its uncompromising depiction of the female experience and form. Her work has also been described as surrealist, Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in her parents'…

Charles Sheeler along with Self-portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States produced by Frida Kahlo. I will be focusing on line, mass, light, and space on the visual elements spectrum. The principles of design I am going to cover balance, emphasis and subordination, scale and proportion, and rhythm. Lines are arguably the most important element. Both Sheeler and Kahlo have utilized their lines in similar yet different ways.…

is named The Two Fridas and was created by Frida Kahlo. It is located in the Museo de Arte Moderno, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, in Mexico City. The style of this piece is a naïve surrealist double self-portrait. The size of this piece is 5 feet and 8 and ½ inches by 5 feet and 8 and ½ inches or 1.74 meters by 1.74 meters. The medium used to create this piece was oil on canvas. This piece was created in 1939. Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907 as Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon…

she graduated high school. She then attended the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, or as it is more commonly known: The National Autonomous University of Mexico. Another interesting fact I learned about her family, is that her cousin was Frida Kahlo, whom she would “often…

During the summer all the trees are full of big juice yellow mangos, is quite amazing how they surrounded the city of Valencia; many people just seat on the road eating the mangos that fell from the trees. This is just an example of the little beautiful things that happen in this magical city every day, growing up here was like having new adventures all the time but occasionally life doesn't go as planned. When I was 5 years old my parents already had divorced, which was a confusing time for my…