Woman With Dead Child By Frida Kahlo
"Many twentieth century artists have expressed, through their artwork a highly personal way of viewing the world and of assessing and reflecting on the human condition". As an artist, our existence provokes emotion, and a lot of the most powerful artworks are ones that focus on pain, suffering and depression. It is believed that one cannot live their entire lives without feeling these emotions and art is more moving if these themes are involved. The following artists have expressed and experienced pain, suffering and depression. Käthe Kollwitz’s work reflects of personal and painful memories, Frida Kahlo’s work is a confronting and detailed painting about her suffering and Vincent Van Gogh’s work is one that captures his agony and depression.
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A mother, animal-like, naked, the light-coloured corpse of her dead child between her thighbones and arms, seeks with her eyes, lips and her breath, to swallow back into herself the disappearing life. A seated, cross-legged, naked woman envelops the body of a child. The limp child, head tipped far back, is clutched to the figure we assume is the mother. The child’s body mostly hides her features except for one closed eye and her nose nestled into his skin. Also visible are her expressive eyebrows, which silently communicate her explosive feelings. With her strong arms, especially a strong, thick hand, she draws the child toward her even more tightly. Her embrace is all consuming. The mother's muscular leg forms the base of the monolithic shape that confronts the viewer. The dominant lines the artist uses to shape and shade the forms are aggressive, taut, and meaningful, contributing energy to the surface. She used the lines of the woman's hair tenderly, and delicately to rendered the boy's features. This artwork is a reflection of the pain and suffering endured by the artist, which captures Kollwitz’s existence.
Artist Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico. Considered one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo began painting after she was severely injured in a bus accident (Ankori, 2005). This accident was the main subject matter behind her work as she captured images of her daily pain and
A mother, animal-like, naked, the light-coloured corpse of her dead child between her thighbones and arms, seeks with her eyes, lips and her breath, to swallow back into herself the disappearing life. A seated, cross-legged, naked woman envelops the body of a child. The limp child, head tipped far back, is clutched to the figure we assume is the mother. The child’s body mostly hides her features except for one closed eye and her nose nestled into his skin. Also visible are her expressive eyebrows, which silently communicate her explosive feelings. With her strong arms, especially a strong, thick hand, she draws the child toward her even more tightly. Her embrace is all consuming. The mother's muscular leg forms the base of the monolithic shape that confronts the viewer. The dominant lines the artist uses to shape and shade the forms are aggressive, taut, and meaningful, contributing energy to the surface. She used the lines of the woman's hair tenderly, and delicately to rendered the boy's features. This artwork is a reflection of the pain and suffering endured by the artist, which captures Kollwitz’s existence.
Artist Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico. Considered one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo began painting after she was severely injured in a bus accident (Ankori, 2005). This accident was the main subject matter behind her work as she captured images of her daily pain and