Her pain became the beacon of beauty. Born in 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico, three years before the Mexican Revolutionary War broke out. Frida Kahlo grew up with parents that always encouraged her to be artistic. At the age of six, Frida contracted polio, making one leg drastically smaller than the other. This disease remarkably changed her life and influenced her art in many ways. The tragedies in her life became center stage on her paintings. She took her pain and made it into fascinating art. In 1922, her parents enrolled her into Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, where she was one of the 35 girls in a school with 2,000 boys. At school, she joined a club where she met her first love, Alejandro Gomez Arias. For three years they were inseparable. They did absolutely everything together.
Later, on September 25, 1925, Frida and Alejandro, were injured in a near fatal bus accident. The couple went on a walk, one rainy afternoon, little did they know this walk would change everything. The bus they were riding on was hit by an oncoming trolley. This resulted in multiple fractures to Frida, including her back, leg, pelvis, and foot. Never fully recovering from that accident, Frida became psychologically and emotionally scarred. Her life would never be the same. The accident caused so much damage that she …show more content…
She became an inspiration to many people. Since her death, a museum was created in her honor. The Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City is located in her old house where she grew up and eventually died. Inside her childhood home, there are many of her personal belongings, along with some of her paintings. This particular house is the most popular museum in the Coyoacan neighborhood and among the most visited in Mexico City. Although she has passed on, her legacy and life continues to reign. While she herself seemed quite, her art, still to this day, speaks volumes. Frida Kahlo’s pain became the beacon of
Later, on September 25, 1925, Frida and Alejandro, were injured in a near fatal bus accident. The couple went on a walk, one rainy afternoon, little did they know this walk would change everything. The bus they were riding on was hit by an oncoming trolley. This resulted in multiple fractures to Frida, including her back, leg, pelvis, and foot. Never fully recovering from that accident, Frida became psychologically and emotionally scarred. Her life would never be the same. The accident caused so much damage that she …show more content…
She became an inspiration to many people. Since her death, a museum was created in her honor. The Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City is located in her old house where she grew up and eventually died. Inside her childhood home, there are many of her personal belongings, along with some of her paintings. This particular house is the most popular museum in the Coyoacan neighborhood and among the most visited in Mexico City. Although she has passed on, her legacy and life continues to reign. While she herself seemed quite, her art, still to this day, speaks volumes. Frida Kahlo’s pain became the beacon of