Diego Rivera

Her father was a German descendent and photographer. At the age of six she was stricken with polio, which caused her to limp after recovery. Frida attended the renowned National Preparatory School in Mexico where she met a famous muralist named Diego Rivera. She was one of the few female students to attend the school. On September 17, 1925, Frida and her boyfriend Gómez Arias were riding on a bus when it hit a streetcar. As a result of the crash, she was impaled by a steel handrail, which went…

with arts forever. During her life she was an activist of the Mexican Communist Party and was married with a famous Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. He played one of the most important roles in her life. On day Frida would say: “There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley (Author´s note: referring to the accident), and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.” Frida’s as well as Hieronymus Bosch’s art are often associated with genre of the surrealism. Clearly, the…

The artist I picked was Diego Rivera. Rivera was born on December 8th, 1886 and died on November 24th, 1957. Born in Guanajuato, Mexico and deceased in Mexico city at the age of 71. Rivera was a Mexican Artist that made beautiful and inspiring murals. In his youth, he went to Paris for art school. He met many popular artists from his time there. He was very accomplished in making so many famous murals. Some of the murals he made were on public buildings and were made for the poor. A lot of…

Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo de Rivera was born on July 6th, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico. Frida was a Mexican painter who was known for her self-portraits. Frida who was married to Diego Rivera ironically was a bisexual feminist. Kahlo had a tough marriage with Diego Rivera. Frida always had health problems, at the age of six she had been diagnosed with Polio. Polio is an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. Also…

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…

her body lying on the ground after the accident. The drawing also shows other bus riders laying across the street and the actual bus itself colliding with another street car. Frida Kahlo was married to another famous artist, whose name was Diego Rivera. Rivera was most…

In 1922, Frida is one of the few women admitted to a prestigious National Preparatory school in Mexico City to study medicine. (Souter) While she studied there, Frida met with many political activists, such as the Cachets, and artists, such as Diego Rivera. (Friedman) Unfortunately for Frida, she was a woman who had a life filled with many unfortunate events. On September 17, 1925, She was on her way to school when…

Diego Rivera was forty-one years old when Frida and him first got to know each other. He was born Diego Maria de la Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera Acosta y Rodriguez on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. His father was a school teacher and his mother own a candy store. Diego was considered a prodigy from a young age. When he was ten years old, he demanded that he be sent to an art school. He continued his elementary education during the day and went to a prestigious art…

during her childhood and adulthood and her national identity. Personal tragedies were used in many of her paintings that are said to reveal “a disturbing and realistic type of art.” Paintings by Kahlo frequently included emotionally abusive husband Diego Rivera. Art historians mostly refer to Frida Kahlo as a surrealistic artist but Kahlo had always rejected the title claiming “They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” Later in life Frida…

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…