Frida Kahlo presents an interesting subject for review this week. As I reflect on her work, it is evident that her personal experiences had a strong influence on both her style and the subjects of her paintings. I am referring to her tragic accident as a teenager, her political views, and her attraction to Diego Marti. For this course, I will try to stay focused on the aspects of Kahlo that represent her Latin American heritage and the society that she lived in.
The movie that we watched in class first addressed Frida's heritage (German and Mexican). I found this interesting, as my experience with Latin Americans has been that they tend to pay close attention to specific racial characteristics. Frida often "played" with these differences as she would alternate between showing herself wearing the traditional European dress and wearing the festive and less formal dresses of the Mexicans. We saw examples of many different portraits that had a very "Mexican" flavor to them -- dresses, flowers, farmers, etc.
I would like to note my reaction to Frida's love life. I am loath to stereotype. However, we have learned in class that Mexican men have a propensity to take on a mistress. Frida's life provides a tragic example of these consequences. Her own sister slept with her husband, yet she stayed with Diego until the very end (with the exception of their divorce for one year). This tragedy of love allowed Frida the opportunity to explore new feelings through her painting. The portraits depicting the blood flowing from her heart are very interesting. I must admit that I did not care for the paintings with the little Diego's etched in her forehead. These issues gave me greater insight into how the Latinos approach romance and marriage.
Another area of influence in Frida's life was politics. She has depicted the US as an undesirable place full of smokestacks and cities.
Frida Kahlo was kind of destined to suffer. ... Frida Kahlo went through about thirty operations in her lifetime. ... Frida Kahlo married Diego Rivera on August twenty one nineteen twenty-nine. ... Frida Kahlo had long for this her whole life. ... Frida Kahlo was carried from it into her exhibition and was placed in her bed. ...
Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, as Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon. ... Many people were seriously injured in the accident including Frida Kahlo. ... After recovering from the accident Frida Kahlo got back out into the world. ... Kahlo was seeing less and less of him each day. ... We know the baby is Kahlo be the eyebrows. ...
Mexico's Woman Frida Kahlo's mother was a devout Catholic of mixed Indian and Spanish blood. ... Frida Kahlo's art had used symbolisms of Catholicism and pagan Indian ritual in most of her art, though she had dismissed religion as a teenager. ... Kahlo was directed in her work by Bosch, Brueghel, and pieces by Jose Guadalupe Posada, Henri Rousseau, Paul Gaughin and Surrealism. ... The house is now the Frida Kahlo Museum. The passionate and magnetic soul of Frida Kahlo was expressed in her works. ...
Frida Kahlo de Rivera, a Mexican artist, was born on July 6, 1907. under the name of Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon in Coyoacan, Mexico City. Her father, Wilhelm Kahlo was a painter and a photographer, and he was Jewish. ... Frida Kahlo was born immediately after the death of Wilhelm's first wife. ... In high school, Frida met her first boyfriend. ... " Shortly after, Frida and Diego began an intimate relationship. ...
Frida Kahlo Biograpghy Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter who had suffered with many physical and emotional changes throughout her life. This is a biography on Frida Kahlo's life and the effect that the changes had on her life. ... All over the world people loved Frida. ... Frida Kahlo (despite what the doctors told her) attended her exhibition. ... On July 13, 1954, Frida died. ...
Frida Kahlo was a very talented artist which painted mainly self-portraits of herself. ... This took a while for Frida to comprehend. ... Frida had many famous works that were recognized. ... Frida opened new doors to the art world. ... As you look at Frida's paintings, you see she uses white, red, Kahlo pretended not to consider her work important. ...
Significance of Frida Kahlo's "Self Portrait with Cropped Hair" Frida Kahlo became an important figure in the women's movement not because she fought for women's rights in an organized way, but because of the way she lived her life. ... Self Portrait with Cropped Hair by Frida Kahlo symbolizes through surrealism her evolution towards independence, just like the movement of women towards liberation and greater social status. ... (Tuchman, 2) It was said by a curator of an exhibition where Frida's work is displayed that, "Kahlo made personal women's experiences serio...
Even though Frida Kahlo was thought to be a surrealist, she solely painted her reality, that portrayed her mental and physical pain. ... But I am happy as long as I can paint," (Kahlo). ... To portray her divorce with Rivera, she painted The Two Fridas, which illustrates two Fridas; ironically, one Frida is the loved Frida who is dark-skinned and wearing a Mexican dress while holding a picture of Rivera. She is holding hands with the other Frida, who is much more pale while in a European dress and who has a broken, exposed heart; this painting clearly accentuated her torn feelings. ... Fr...
