Diego Rivera

If I could converse with any woman for an hour, it would be Frida Kahlo. I consider myself a self-reflective person. Ever since childhood, I've been very artistic. I have shelves of journals filled to the brim with inspiration, poetry, memories, and reflections. I first discovered her when I attended art classes at the Guggenheim Museum, as a budding artist, her paintings inspired me to be bold with feelings. Her self-portraits are my favorite pieces of art to analyze. They are so bold and pure…

would be a work depicting someone close like her sister, lover, Mexican traditions, or Diego Rivera. For example, in one of her early works it was a portrait of her first love named Alejandro Comez Arias in 1928 (Frida Kahlo The Complete Works"). However, after the bus incident, he had to move on and so did Frida when she was bedridden. Throughout her life, she dealt with Mexican revolution, her husband Diego, her medical conditions…

eyebrows, Frida Kahlo was a Mexican self portrait artist and still admired as a feminist icon. Frida was born in Mexico City on 1907, she began painting after she was severely injured in a bus accident and later became politically active and married Diego Rivera. Frida grew up where she was born, La Casa Azul, in Coyoacan. Her father was a german photographer, she also had two older sisters and her younger sister was born the year after Frida. At around the age of 6 she contracted polio, which…

Frida Kahlo A woman of difference lies with a horrendous injury in her bed while she paints a soon to be iconic piece. Who is this woman who intimates even the most hyper-masculine man of the early 20th century? Kahlo’s fiery and rebellious spirit shows not only in her paintings but in the trailblazing role that she has on today’s society. Kahlo, while an iconic artist, was also a strong advocate for women, the disabled, and the LGBT community. A Frida Kahlo's art is more than just a set of…

Born to a photographer and a housewife, Kahlo grew up in the small, Mexican city of Coyoacán. With no original aspiration to become an artist, a series of unfortunate events would shape and mold her into becoming one of the best surrealists of her time, and arguably ever. What the Water Gave Me (see Appendix A), also known as What I Saw in the Water is one of the most renowned pieces by artist, Frida Kahlo for it’s usage of symbolism which gives the viewer insight into much of Frida’s personal…

vibrant paintings. Most of her paintings are self-portraits of herself because most of her time was spent alone. Frida Kahlo also was part the feminist movement although it wasn’t quite clear if she contributed to the movement. She married her mentor Diego Rivera twice, and she painted him in some of her works. Her bold unibrow, mustache, and being clothed in Tehuana costumes of Indian maidens have made her noticeable and famous. She didn’t want to become a artist at first, she entered a…

The self-portray Along the Broader Line Between Mexico and the Unites States,1932 that show the sun and moon represents Mexico and the Unites States’ s boundary. As the picture described she wanted the agriculture culture of Mexico by the way she dresses up with a pink dress and she also holds a small flag in her hand which shows us how her loyalties that she wanted to be. She also stands on the boundary of Mexico and United States lines. This painting is clearly explained the using of different…

nails around her body symbolizing the points where she feels pain. The largest nail in the photo is placed in the area where her heart would be. This could be a representation of the painful emotions and heartbreak she has had with her husband Diego Rivera or the fact that no one really knows what she is feeling inside. Kahlo also reveals her breasts in the painting signifying that she has no insecurities of the fact that she is a woman who is different from society. As viewers first saw Kahlo’s…

During the summer all the trees are full of big juice yellow mangos, is quite amazing how they surrounded the city of Valencia; many people just seat on the road eating the mangos that fell from the trees. This is just an example of the little beautiful things that happen in this magical city every day, growing up here was like having new adventures all the time but occasionally life doesn't go as planned. When I was 5 years old my parents already had divorced, which was a confusing time for my…

The Couple in the cage was a performance, filmed into a documentary of artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Coco Fusco. Guillermo Gómez-Peña is a Mexican–American performance and installation artist and writer, as well as an activist and educator. His works revolves around the issue of the north–south border and US–Mexican interactions. Gómez-Peña is deemed as a pioneer of performance art, experimental radio, video and installation art. His works often involve dense texts, a collaboration with…