Diego de Landa

This painting “is symbolic of the artist's pain during her divorce from [Diego] Rivera and the subsequent transitioning of her constructed identity” (Frida Kahlo Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works). The cause of this divorce was that Rivera had several affairs which made Kahlo suffer emotionally. After their divorce, Kahlo…

feel as though they can walk across the water, it easily mirrors the sky and trees around the area. The garden is a pleasant stroll, having the refreshing breeze and the soothing sounds of waves crashing off into the distant, that allows a person to de-stress at the sight of vibrant green bushes and alluring landmarks. The gardens appear as a different location by the time of sunset. The terrace becomes a mystical journey the lake gleams a golden-like color and the trees appear to glisten, as…

activist who had a very troubling life. She is known for painting about her physical appearance without making herself more beautiful and about very personal matters. During her life she had many health problems and was married twice to the same man, Diego Rivera. Her art was influenced by her beliefs; therefore, she would paint about her personal problems and her political ideas. Along with that her paintings are reflecting her personal issues and, they are also deeply connected to Mexico. For…

self portrait, called “Self portrait with Cropped Hair”, after she cut all of her hair off. The lyrics at the top of the picture say, “Look, if I loved you it was because of you hair. Now that you are without hair, I don’t love you anymore.” Since Diego loved her long hair so much, she cut all of it off. Even though she painted this a month after her divorce, they got back together a year after. This painting, called the “Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird”, was one of the 55 self portraits she…

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico. She was famous for painting. Some of her most famous paintings were, still life with parrot and fruit, thinking about death, and many many more. Diego rivera was born December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. She was also a famous muralist. Some of Diego's famous murals were, Man at the crossroads, The flower carrier, the history of Mexico, and much, much more Frida and Diego were married December 8, 1940.…

The Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as La Casa Azul, is located in the center of Coyoacan, an old and picturesque neighborhood in the south of Mexico City. La Casa Azul is the place where the famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was born, lived and died, becoming a Museum in 1958, four years after her death. Today is one of the most visited museums in Mexico City at national and international level. Each month receives about 25,000 visitors, 45% of them foreign. Frida Kahlo is the most famous…

Symbolism Bless Me, Ultima by Anaya explains the life of a young Mexican-American boy named Antonio Marez. Who lives in New Mexico during the mid-1940. The novel opens up with Ultima, a curandera or a healer who comes to live with Antonia and his family for the last years of her life. As the story progresses, we see the difficulties that Antonio has to go through and how he matures. This novel contains elements of the types of different stories such as drama, fantasy,and nonfiction. This novel…

depiction of linear perspective with Jesus Christ centered right above the vanishing point. It is truly eye-catching and the symmetry in the painting is near-perfect. While this painting is a clear representation of linear perspective, another artist, Diego Velasquez, had a different style of art. In this painting, Las Meninas represents a very radical interpretation of a portrait. The art practice used was unique in that the main focal point wasn’t King Phillip IV or the royal family,…

the accident. Her full body cast left her completely immobilized and isolated, and so her art became a dominant part of her life, she once said "I paint myself because I am often alone and I am the subject I know best" Kahlo became involved with Diego Rivera in 1928 first as a partnership but later their relationship became much more intimate. They married in 1929 despite the disapproval of Frida’s parents, and were given the nicknames the Elephant and the Dove in regards to their difference in…

In 1931, he was awarded a grant by the government of Guanajuato to study at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas under Francisco Díaz de León3. After his schooling, he honed in his artistic ability to reproduce works of art, and set off on his career by working at the corner of his father’s store drawing caricatures of customers and those who wanted to pay for it1…