Frida Kahlo's Influence On Art

Art is something that is created, viewed, and accepted differently among people. Everyone has the ability to create art with whatever intentions they desire the art to speak. Art can be a hobby, a job, or something that you do simply because it’s all you can do. Frida Kahlo falls within the latter. Frida Kahlo went through many tragedies in her life that many people would not have even wanted to live through, let alone survive them. Frida’s perseverance amazes many people today, including myself. Despite having her life map completely flipped around she still made works with what she could do. Her art speaks to many people because her art is real and refuses to hide anything. When Frida was only six years old she was unlucky enough to have contracted polio. This left her stuck in her bed recovering for nine months. Her father had overwhelming support for her and pushed her to do activities such as swimming, bicycling, and wrestling to help her recovery her strength from the disease. The disease caused Frida’s right leg to be much thinner than her left, …show more content…
This was the biggest tragedy to happen in Frida Kahlo’s life. This accident left her body in shambles and she suffered multiple serious injuries. The injuries included a broken spinal column, broken collarbone, broken ribs, broken pelvis, eleven fractures in her right leg, crushed right foot, and a dislocated shoulder. Furthermore an iron handrail struck through her abdomen and her uterus which made her unable to reproduce. Imagine the pain of all of these injuries at once, and yet she was able to persevere through it all. She spent three full months recovering in a body cast and eventually even regained the ability to walk. Although she recovered well she would often go into relapses of insane pain for the rest of her life, leaving her stuck in a hospital or recovering in a bed for