Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo is such an interesting character in history; her life and work has inspired people from all over the globe. This nontraditional artist was born in Coyoacan, Mexico in the summer of 1907. Her father was a German photographer who had immigrated to Mexico and then married Matilde, Frida’s mother. Frida had three sisters; two older, Matilde and Adriana, and a younger, Cristina. Frida underwent many health complications all through her life which caused her physical pain. Through her early childhood, she contracted polio and was bedridden for about nine months. The polio damaged her right leg and foot. From an early age Frida was such an outcast. She was one of the very few females to attend the National Preparatory School. Through her teenage years she developed a love for her Mexican culture, which explains her colorful style. Frida also became more politically involved and joined the Mexican Communist Party. “There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley, and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.” said Frida. The accident Frida describes in this quote caused her severe pain for the rest of her days. The trolley accident damaged her spine and pelvis. While recovering she began to paint to…

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…

Abortion has been a very controversial issue for a very long time, and people have very different opinions about this issue, and the artist has expressed their opinion on this issue from the use of music, and art. For example, a song by Tim Mcgraw and Bright Eyes shows how abortion affects everyone involved after it happens. A piece of artwork by Frida Kahlo shows the perspective of women after having an abortion. In all of the artwork in music the people involved always regret having the…

Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico, and died July 13, 1945 in Coyoacan, Mexico. She is influential in the art community for her 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…

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…

Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist born in 1907 is best known and remembered for her self-portraits that were brilliantly vibrant coloured and bold, along with her passion and pain. Kahlo started painting mostly self-portraits after she was severely injured in a bus accident, as she was slowly recovering in a body cast. During this time, she taught herself to read and paint often, while studying the art of the Old Masters. Common themes that were in Kahlo’s approx. 200 paintings, sketches and…

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter who was best known for the self-portraiture work which she created during her career (Fridakahlo.org, 2014). Early on in her life it was her ambition not to become a painter but rather a doctor. This ambition was however quashed when at the age of 18 the bus she and her boyfriend were traveling on was struck by a tram. As a result of this horrific accident Frida Kahlo had to spend one year in a hospital bed, recovering from the massive injuries to her body. Over…

SUBJECT MATTER 2. Subject: This artwork depicts many of Mexico’s famous historical figures from 400 years worth of history. Viewers are able to see historical personages such as Hernan Cortes, Sor Juana, and Porfirio Diaz. Famous artists such as Frida Kahlo, Jose Guadalupe Posada, and even Rivera himself can be seen in the center of the painting. A skeleton figure, known by the name Dame Catrina, is also seen in the center holding on to both Rivera and Posada. 3. Iconography: Frida Kahlo can be…

clearly display their true skill sets and artisanship in their paintings of themselves. Frida Kahlo, with her famous surreal self-portrait with a monkey and Judith Leyster, with her self portrait of her painting within the picture. Both self-portraits have many differences, but also have small similarities that tell an immense deal about their lives and influences. In the first self-portrait, created by Frida Kahlo, it is easy to see the variety of hues that she uses in order to create a more…

Frida Kahlo had a very eventful life that made her who she was, Frida Kahlo: the extraordinary artist. Kahlo did more in her short life than most people will ever do. Frida was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico, a small town on the outskirts of Mexico City where Frida grew up in a house in which her father had built that she knew as La Casa Azul, or the blue house. She was born as Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón, but to her and her family, she was simply Frida Kahlo. She always…