Frida Kahlo

Introduction Over the years, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) has become widely known for her prolific career as a painter of surrealist self-portraits. Much has been discussed about her cultural influences and references as well as the painful accidents and experiences she suffered during the course of her life. However, it appears that something that is rarely discussed is her intense admiration and collection of photography. This love is the primary focus of the recent traveling exhibition, Frida Kahlo - Her Photos, which is currently located at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. The exhibition allows viewers access to 241 photographs, all of which being the original prints, taken from Kahlo’s massive collection and…

Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacan, Mexico City on July 6, 1907. Her family ethnicity is quite diverse. Her father has a German background while her mother has(is) half Amerindian and half Spanish. The house she grew up in is now known as the ‘Blue House’. (“Blue House.”)Frida was the middle child with two older sisters and one younger sister. (sentence structure) Growing up, her health was always quite poor. At the age of six she came in contact with polio and was bedridden for nearly nine…

Dyan L. Allen Psychology 2301 General Psychology Online Course 03/03/2017 I Title/Author · FRIDA: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera II Main Characters · Frida Kahlo · Guillermo Kahlo · Alejandro Arias · Diego Rivera III Setting/Time · Mexico, United States, Europe 1907-1954 IV Main Theme · Frida Kahlo’s life V Summary The author Hayden Herrera has spent many years researching and giving…

Frida Kahlo was an extravagant woman from head to toe; she never tried to hide who she was or where she came from not matter how much success she gained. Kahlo wore beautiful traditional gowns full of color and life, her hair was always done with ribbons, braids, combs, she always wore jewelry, she was a walking artwork. She did have her share of hardships but her determination to live made her an even more intriguing. Kahlo was a legendary female painter, an iconic feminist to females around…

Frida Kahlo’s art presented herself as what she really saw. The self-portraits she created were not idealized or meant to be surreal, but an actual representation of the person she thought she was. This pure expression of the self, inspired my own work in many ways. I wanted to create something with duality, as many of her pieces have, and that expressed my sense of self as purely as possible. There were a few challenges I faced, but overall, using Frida Kahlo as inspiration showed me how art…

whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” She focused on her dreams throughout her lifetime. No one and nothing was in her way. Frida Kahlo, a hero known amongst many others. Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacan, Mexico and died in the same exact place, she took pride in where she came from. As a result, she was buried in her own museum in which people still appreciate her work today. Frida Kahlo is a great example of an epic hero because she is very intelligent, is…

Frida’s biography Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón, also known as Frida Kahlo, was a Mexican artist who held the art as a kind of psychological surgery to overcome the pain and sorrow in her life as kind of a humoristic relief. Her art, especially her self-portraits, have been very well known internationally, making her a feminist icon (although with today’s definition, she would not be considered a feminist) Frida was born on July 6 of 1907, in Coyocoán, on the outskirts of Mexico City.…

century artist is Frida Kahlo because I think her art is very unique and beautiful, so this is why I chose to write about her and her art for my final paper. Frida was born on July 6th, 1907 in Coyocoan, Mexico City, Mexico. She experiences many physical health issues during her life, such as polio which strongly influenced her art. She also experienced heartbreaks and used art to make her feel better. Her father was from Germany and was a photographer. He then moved overseas where he married…

Frida Kahlo, being physically handicapped, only produced about 200 paintings and sold a significantly low amount of works during her life. Despite all of this, Kahlo is seen as one of the largest icons in Mexican culture and continues to grow in popularity worldwide. In 1933, a painting appeared on a 34 cent postage stamp, in 2000, one of Frida’s self portraits sold for $5 million, and during November 2002, a biographical movie “Frida” was released (Smithsonian and Art Story). Frida Kahlo was…

Mexico’s Greatest Artist Of all of the topics I was given to choose from for this essay, I chose the talented Frida Kahlo. I will be going over a summary of her life and how she affected the Spanish community, as well as, what I learned about her from my research. I have seen Kahlo’s self portraits before but I never really knew her name or anything about her. I was though, very jealous of her eyebrow game. After Kahlo was in a nearly fatal accident, where she was impaled in the hip, she…