Frida

In the year 1932, on the 4th of July, Frida had a miscarriage at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Frida painted herself after the miscarriage, lying back on the bed in the hospital, which turned into this terrifying self-portrait. The woman in the portrait is naked, the sheets under her stained with her blood, and a huge tear drops from her left eye. The bed drifts in an intangible space, encircled by six different images, which act as metaphors relating to the miscarriage. These are secured…

Itzcuintli Dog with Me, created in 1938 by Frida Kahlo, is a self-portrait created with the use of oil-based paints. Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who was born in 1907 and died in 1954. This artwork is found in the Dallas museum of arts and it is found outside of the American art gallery. While the painting may appear to be simply, it has many artistic elements within it. As the title of the artwork implies there are only two figures within the painting, Frida Kahlo and her dog. Kahlo is seen…

Many had judged Frida’s paintings though, they often called it “ribbon around a bomb.”, Frida hated the label of “Surrealistic” on her art style. Frida had suffered long life health issues, due to a traffic incident as a teenager, her sprains and fractures isolated her for a couple years which gave her time to focus on her painting skills, she was wedded with a famous Mexican artist named Diego Rivera. Frida was a strong self-advocate, she spend so much time on her own she made herself the most…

The idea of “beauty standards” is very complex. Beauty, by definition, is a combination of qualities such as shape, color, or form that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight. This is a very broad definition, however, there does seem to be an underlying “ideal” or “perfect” body type that comes to people’s minds when they hear the word “beautiful.” People who fail to meet this expectation start to develop self-esteem issues which can lead to mental illnesses and eating disorders such…

From the many artists one in particular that was mostly celebrated was, Frida Kahlo. She represented the female image as something other than the object of male desire. Females have always been inferior. Portraying them only for male pleasure wasn’t on Kahlo’s mind. She wanted to show respect towards women and that women are…

Culture is more than just a part of a person’s daily life, it is an aspect of us that shapes the way we view others and the world. Our cultures are dynamic and often entails distinct values, morals, beliefs, and items that came from many generations. How much does culture really inform the way we view others and the world though? Some people may say that their culture significantly informs the way they view others and the world or some may also say culture does not inform the way they view…

Have you ever been to a completely new environment or country? If you did, how did it feel? What was going through your mind? It probably felt weird, strange, hostile, ect. So when others come into your country that’s exactly what they feel. So we shouldn’t discriminate others who seem to be different because we’ve all been there once too and we all know how it feels. For example in the essay by Robert Lake “An Indian Father’s Plea” his son, Wind Wolf, went through a lot at school because of…

There are many famous artists that are associated with surrealism, such as Max Ernst, Man Ray, and Frida Kahlo. However, Salvador Dali is undoubtedly the most famous surrealist artist of his time. Salvador Dali, born May 11, 1904, was an amazing surrealism artist born in Catalonia, Spain. He was known as a very successful draftsman, along with a painter…

Every artist has special traits that make them loveable or hateable to some people. The artists that I chose are loveable in my eyes. Their art speaks truthfully and depicts art in unique ways that few understand. The artists I chose are not average artists. They seem to go above and beyond in their work, as well as show their strengths, weaknesses, joys, sorrows, dreams, and nightmares through their work. The first artist I chose was Salvador Dali. I chose Salvador Dali because he was an…

wear. Both of those things are correct is some way or another but does your culture affect the way you see the world? Culture can affect how you see the world sometimes but not all of the time. In the memoir “By Any Other Name” , the biography of Frida Kahlo, the short stories Two Kinds” and “Everyday Use” there is more than one example that proves my claim. I the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker there are two sisters Dee (Wangero) and Maggie. Wangaroo was a very…