One of the most influential, and recognized artist of the 20th century is Frida Kahlo. She displays her identity as a woman artist, a Mexican artist, and a politically involved artist in most of her art pieces. One constant theme, in Frida’s artworks is the theme of pain. Throughout her life, she was in constant pain, whether it be from after effects of the accident she had as a young adult, or emotional pain caused by her husband, Diego Rivera. The constant pain that she felt was evident in many of her works. Many of which she created after experiencing a painful event or while recovering from one. Pain and anguish, through her artworks, have become parallel to Frida Frida’s identity. Not only does the theme of pain correlate with Frida’s
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This artwork depicts two sides of Frida, one post-surgery and another dressed in traditional Tehuana clothing. The post-surgery Frida is lying on what is possibly a hospital bed, with her back to the onlooker. Her back has two bloody wounds. Sitting beside the post-surgery Frida is Frida dressed in traditional Tehuana clothing holding a flag, and back brace. The flag that Frida is holding has the words, “Arbol de la esperanza mantente firme”, that translates to “Tree of Hope, Keep Firm”. This inscription is the namesake of the painting. Once again, the theme of pain is present in Frida’s work. This time, however the pain is from the after effects of the accident that she suffered as a young adult. In this piece, the traditionally dressed Frida is representing hope for the injured Frida (Kahlo, Tate, p. 52). Frida’s clothing in this piece is that of traditional Tehuana, which identifies her with her Mexican heritage and political views. Frida wore Tehuanan clothes in representation of her identity (Kahlo, Bulfinch, p. 96). While she is in traditional wear, the color of the Tehuana clothing is obvious representing the communist movements and ideologies Frida followed. In this piece, Frida is identifying her political views as representation for hope. Not only for her, but also for the country of Mexico as a whole (Kahlo, Tate, p.
This artwork depicts two sides of Frida, one post-surgery and another dressed in traditional Tehuana clothing. The post-surgery Frida is lying on what is possibly a hospital bed, with her back to the onlooker. Her back has two bloody wounds. Sitting beside the post-surgery Frida is Frida dressed in traditional Tehuana clothing holding a flag, and back brace. The flag that Frida is holding has the words, “Arbol de la esperanza mantente firme”, that translates to “Tree of Hope, Keep Firm”. This inscription is the namesake of the painting. Once again, the theme of pain is present in Frida’s work. This time, however the pain is from the after effects of the accident that she suffered as a young adult. In this piece, the traditionally dressed Frida is representing hope for the injured Frida (Kahlo, Tate, p. 52). Frida’s clothing in this piece is that of traditional Tehuana, which identifies her with her Mexican heritage and political views. Frida wore Tehuanan clothes in representation of her identity (Kahlo, Bulfinch, p. 96). While she is in traditional wear, the color of the Tehuana clothing is obvious representing the communist movements and ideologies Frida followed. In this piece, Frida is identifying her political views as representation for hope. Not only for her, but also for the country of Mexico as a whole (Kahlo, Tate, p.