Kahlo was born in Mexico in 1907, in Coyoacán, Mexico. She was extremely traumatized throughout her life, she contracted polio when she was a child, she had two failed marriages, and several miscarriages. In addition, she was in a serious trolley accident, at age 18, in which she sustained severe injuries. She's known for her agonizing self-portraits which she painted when she felt extreme pain, some of which "inflicted by her husband", Diego Rivera.
She was married to Diego Rivera, a famous muralist who encouraged her to continue with her art. Much of her art was cultivated during times she felt reject by Rivera, along with other painful events such as not being capable of having children. In her painting Henry Ford Hospital, she depicts herself having a miscarriage on a hospital bed.
This picture depicts her trolley accident.
Because of her extreme times of depression and surrealistic perception, her artwork was filled with emotion and real-life experiences. If her works were any other way, without a doubt, they would not have escalated in fame as much as they did. I feel that her success is a result of her disorder, and how it impacted her life.
5 comments:
I really didn't know that Frida could have so much depression in her life. It was really interesting to read about her life experiences. I give the blog a 95. The picture you had was really interesting because it showed how she really drew, but I think you're suppose to have a picture of the actual person. Besides that, awesome blog to read.
haha i don't think i finished yet, but thanks jes :D
Hmm intersting seems like this women you researched had a very hard time in life. From the depression and other pains.
you were very precise with her background information, but i was kind of confused on what her psychological disorder was because it was only stated near the end. other than that it was great!
I agree with Erica you were very precise in your background information i really liked that. It would have been nice to see a little more artwork and how her personality was reflected within her work. I feel really sorry for her. She could not stick a marriage do to her problems.
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