Frida Kahlo Identity
Frida Kahlo
Since the 1900s gender stereotypes have tainted the views of women to appear as weak, inferior, or unequal to men. A woman who became the axe to cut down and challenge women stereotypes and expectations through gender waywardness during this time is Mexican artist frida khalo. Inspite the backwardness of the time Kahlo achieved the tittle of a successful activist.
“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best” quotes Kahlo .in this sense, her ‘self’ was her reality ,and her paintings of the reality she saw reflected in the mirror became the frida that lives on in her self- portraiture as well as frida she lived as every day. this reflects the dual image and the use of self portraiture …show more content…
May it be the monobrow, dark shadow of moustache ,the braided hair and that unsettling gaze ,her work grabbed attention due to the representation of her raw beauty with a painful message. Self portrait in velvet dress (1926): her first self-portrait,which she painted for her student boyfriend,alenjandro Gomez arias as a plea for his love. this painting was fridas interpretation of botticelli’s “Venus” extreamly feminine ,she hoped to restore his affection.
Her works have managed to show a perfect tension between self and image.the iconographies distances and transforms those personal realities.the gaze is a very prominent feature that pushes away pity and proclaims power. ('Toole 2011) . “Men look at women .women watch themselves being looked at ,the ideal spectator is always assumed to be a male and the image of the woman is designed to flatter him” (Berger 1990) .In both the works of Frida is giving out a gaze of self possession instead. The gaze is of the image here not of the viewer. Her bold features and preternaturally long neck holds her head still and
Since the 1900s gender stereotypes have tainted the views of women to appear as weak, inferior, or unequal to men. A woman who became the axe to cut down and challenge women stereotypes and expectations through gender waywardness during this time is Mexican artist frida khalo. Inspite the backwardness of the time Kahlo achieved the tittle of a successful activist.
“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best” quotes Kahlo .in this sense, her ‘self’ was her reality ,and her paintings of the reality she saw reflected in the mirror became the frida that lives on in her self- portraiture as well as frida she lived as every day. this reflects the dual image and the use of self portraiture …show more content…
May it be the monobrow, dark shadow of moustache ,the braided hair and that unsettling gaze ,her work grabbed attention due to the representation of her raw beauty with a painful message. Self portrait in velvet dress (1926): her first self-portrait,which she painted for her student boyfriend,alenjandro Gomez arias as a plea for his love. this painting was fridas interpretation of botticelli’s “Venus” extreamly feminine ,she hoped to restore his affection.
Her works have managed to show a perfect tension between self and image.the iconographies distances and transforms those personal realities.the gaze is a very prominent feature that pushes away pity and proclaims power. ('Toole 2011) . “Men look at women .women watch themselves being looked at ,the ideal spectator is always assumed to be a male and the image of the woman is designed to flatter him” (Berger 1990) .In both the works of Frida is giving out a gaze of self possession instead. The gaze is of the image here not of the viewer. Her bold features and preternaturally long neck holds her head still and