Frida

of Luther Burbank by Frida Kahlo, is a painting of oil and Masonite created during 1931, this portrait was inspired in the scientist and horticulturist Luther Burbank whom Kahlo represented as one of his own experiments. This Frida Kahlo’s painting shows a man whose feet are a tree trunk and its roots wind through a skeleton under the ground that as stated by Frida Kahlo is Luther Burbank. The Portrait of Luther Burbank interprets one of the most representative styles of Frida Kahlo’s works "the…

styled in her signature indigenous fashion. This bond with nature is reinforced by the curves of her monkey’s arm that embrace her neck, the root-like ribbon slung around the monkey (which she used as a symbol for life-lines), the bone-like necklace Frida wears, and the green ribbon woven so skillfully into her hair that she becomes a part of the leaves” ( Ortega,J.,L.2014). All the forms in this painting are smooth and given special observation to details. Fine…

In the story Two Kinds by Amy Tan, the culture is being represented by Jing-Mei and her mother. Evidence supporting this is the conflict going on between her and her mother in the story is around her culture, and how her mother wants her to grow up. This can include moment in the story including when her mother wanted her to work constantly on things she doesn’t have interest in, or when she started doing her piano lessons with Mr. Chang. Although the conflict shows her mother trying to do…

people with disability. As an example The Sisters of Frida, and The International Network of Women with Disabilities (INWWD). I picked the Sisters of Frida and The International Network of Women with Disabilities (INWWD). Eleanor Lisney founded the Sisters of Frida, and it is an experimental co operative of disable woman. Their focus is to find a new way to share experiences, mutual support and contact with different networks. The Sisters of Frida is an organization that strongly believes in…

others more than we think. Frida Kahlo has always been my favorite artist I as a women identify with her in a lot of ways, her art is very inspirational and this is why my autobiomythography was based…

causes people to view others as “inferior” or not as well off or as good as them. The ideas of people differs from others. Culture always affects the way people view the world. These authors and artist, Santha Rama Rau, Pat Mora, and finally the artist Frida Kahlo show how this is in different stories and paintings of theirs. “By Any Other Name”, by Santha Rama Rau, tells a story of how a culture is taken over by another, and is forced to change. The story talks about two young Indian girls…

affected by many things. Certain people’s lifestyle, childhood, and/or their neighborhood can make a big impact on the way that person view certain perspectives in the world. The stories “Two Kinds”, “By Any Other Name”, “Legal Alien”, “Biography of Frida Kahlo”, and “An Indian Father’s Plea” all give examples on how someone’s culture plays a major role in how they view other people and the world. (Joseph Briscoe) In Amy Tan’s novel “Two Kinds” the inquisitive nationalized young chinese girl is…

artists alike have their own cultural identity, usually deeper, meaningful, and especially personal. These artists show hints of it in their works of art and viewers would never realize it, so how do they do it? A few prolific artists are Ayn Rand, Frida Kahlo, and Franz Kafka. Rand; a philosopher and fictional writer who wrote about her philosophies over objectivism and individualism. Kahlo expressed her cultural identity through provoking and meaningful paintings and self portraits of herself.…

The analyzed portrait was painted by Frida in the time, where her husband Diego Riv- iera (Portrait on on the forehead) had an in- famous affair with Maria Felix (a film star). Maria was also a good friend of Frida and always thought that Frida would joke about her husbands affair like she did with all his other stupidities. However, as this affair was a public scandal, this paintings reveals her true emotions. The Painting was ordered by Frida’s two married friends (Florence Arquin & Sam…

the intensity of interest in Kahlo’s story is that she negotiated, in many way defied, this rather limited perspective of femininity in a very public and dramatic way.” Based on this article, self-portraits, and paintings alongside Diego Rivera, Frida was one of the first women to break new ground on what a woman should and could be. Frida’s education level and other aspects of her life she altered like religion or family to fit the story she wanted to tell. She eventually moved away from being…