Research Paper On Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
“Art can be an expression of personal experience”
Discuss this statement in reference to the life of Frida Kahlo.
Frida Kahlo was described as “the first woman in the history of art to address with absolute and uncompromising honesty, general and specific themes which exclusively affect women” by life-long lover, Diego Rivera. As a Mexican female artist in the 20th century, Frida’s themes expressed in her artworks were considered highly explicit at the time. She was fine artist who used autobiographical through her extensive output of self-portraits. They are evidence of her need for self-expression and her exploration of identity. She overcame many difficult events including polio, long recovery from a serious car accident, two failed marriages, and several miscarriages some having a direct influence on her art. She used these experiences, combined with Mexican and Native American cultural and stylistic influences, to create highly personal paintings. Kahlo used personal symbolism mixed with Surrealism to express her suffering and anguish through her work. A viewer might classify her paintings as Surrealism, but she considered her art to be realistic.
In reference to the statement “art can be an expression of personal experience”, Kahlo has produced a plethora of artworks which express her personal experience. Kahlo’s …show more content…
Though there are no artworks dedicated solely to the revolution and its effect upon her, it is clear in some of her works the effect the revolution and its figures had upon her like “Nucleus of Creation” (1945) and “Self-Portrait dedicated to Leon Trotsky” (1937), the prominent figure and Kahlo shared a brief affair and she presented to him on his birthday November 7th, the anniversary of the Russian
“Art can be an expression of personal experience”
Discuss this statement in reference to the life of Frida Kahlo.
Frida Kahlo was described as “the first woman in the history of art to address with absolute and uncompromising honesty, general and specific themes which exclusively affect women” by life-long lover, Diego Rivera. As a Mexican female artist in the 20th century, Frida’s themes expressed in her artworks were considered highly explicit at the time. She was fine artist who used autobiographical through her extensive output of self-portraits. They are evidence of her need for self-expression and her exploration of identity. She overcame many difficult events including polio, long recovery from a serious car accident, two failed marriages, and several miscarriages some having a direct influence on her art. She used these experiences, combined with Mexican and Native American cultural and stylistic influences, to create highly personal paintings. Kahlo used personal symbolism mixed with Surrealism to express her suffering and anguish through her work. A viewer might classify her paintings as Surrealism, but she considered her art to be realistic.
In reference to the statement “art can be an expression of personal experience”, Kahlo has produced a plethora of artworks which express her personal experience. Kahlo’s …show more content…
Though there are no artworks dedicated solely to the revolution and its effect upon her, it is clear in some of her works the effect the revolution and its figures had upon her like “Nucleus of Creation” (1945) and “Self-Portrait dedicated to Leon Trotsky” (1937), the prominent figure and Kahlo shared a brief affair and she presented to him on his birthday November 7th, the anniversary of the Russian