Frida Kahlo

“Remembrance of an Open Wound: Frida Kahlo and Post-Revolutionary Mexican Identity”, by Corrine Andersen. The author argued for a more powerful meaning behind Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits, claiming that Kahlo’s works of art were not desperate, attention seeking pieces, but rather, a view of cultural and political strains of present-day Mexico. Andersen wrote this article for the critics who overlooked Frida Kahlo’s activism and public involvement. Andersen was successful in proving Frida Kahlo’s…

lived would be mine and everyone else’s - my madness would not be an escape from “reality”.” - Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacan, a small town in Mexico on 6 July 1907. At the age of 6 she was suffering polio. This illness cause Kahlo to be crippled. The maiming caused pain for the rest of her life.…

First and Foremost, Frida Kahlo is a very great Mexican painter. Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico and passed away on July 13 1954 in Coyoacán, Mexico (“Kahlo Bibliography” 1). Frida Kahlo is mostly known today for her outstanding self-portraits. The majority of Frida Kahlo’s best works were self-portraits (“Kahlo Surrealism” 1). Frida Kahlo suffered much pain throughout her lifetime. At a young age she was struck with Polio and then years later she suffers from major…

Diego Rivera Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was born in Guantanamo Mexico, was a well-known artist known for his murals and the wife of Frida Kahlo, another famous painter. Diego was married 4 times and had 3 daughters, but had no children with Frida Kahlo (one of his art students) who was his longest marriage lasting 10 years, married in August 1929 when he was 42 years old and she was 22. Rivera had communist political beliefs and was part of the Mexican communist party.…

Frida Kahlo lived a short life, but she has impacted art in a way that will live on forever. In Khalo’s forty-seven years she created almost two-hundred paintings, fifty-five of these are self-portraits (kahlo.org 1). Kahlo created intimate paintings like no one had ever seen. She became an inspirational artist and feminist icon. As her husband Rivera put it, “Never before had a woman put such agonized poetry on canvas as Frida did at that time” (Mencimer 29) . Kahlo’s life was full of tragedy.…

Frida Kahlo argues that she prefers painting herself because she is the only person whom she understands best. She does not just paint abstractly; rather, she paints to depict her own reality. The above statement is made to capture the essence of Kahlo’s artwork. Every time she gets holds of the brush, she paints is without any reservations, and her artwork is a reflection the feelings she had in her heart. On her life, Frida faced many tragic events and some of happy events. These events are…

Frida was a considered one of Mexico’s greatest artists. She was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico. Her father was a German descendent and photographer. At the age of six she was stricken with polio, which caused her to limp after recovery. Frida attended the renowned National Preparatory School in Mexico where she met a famous muralist named Diego Rivera. She was one of the few female students to attend the school. On September 17, 1925, Frida and her boyfriend Gómez Arias were riding…

O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo have used their artistic platforms to represent their ideals and spread their messages in an unconventional way, perhaps one that isn’t so blatant and upfront. Specifically, artwork is conceivably one of the utmost interpretive aspects of history for us to reflect on, in that it embodies so many facets of the time period it originates from. There is one painting that in particular that powerfully represents the feminist aspect in the 20th century perfectly. Created by…

It was painting of Don Hall with Frida Kahlo standing side by side, it was a very simple painting but very well done. However, there was a particular aspect in Frida’s appearance that stood out to me, which were her lipstick. I have always seen Frida will her iconic bright lipstick and not seeing that in this painting made me wonder why he did not include her bright lips, but that is when…

on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States by Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo’s Self-portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States created in 1932 and it is an oil painting on canvas. at first glance seem to be a very busy painting. The dark gray and brown colors in the background reflect sadness and depression except a few areas that the artist used bright colors. The painting is divided into two sides with Kahlo standing in the middle. The left side of the painting…