So it would be fairly easy to pick a number of artist that do this well but I choose only one. Frida Kahlo paintings are mostly self-imagery of her own traumatizing events. From her painful bus accident‚ to her numerous surgeries afterwards‚ she expressed these events rather vividly in her art. Pieces like Henry Ford Hospital (1992) and The Two Fridas (1939) are very good examples of traumatic effects on a person psyche. While most of her art consisted of a deep undertone
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Mischel’s social learning theory was used in the evaluation of Frida Kahlo and righteously so. Kahlo embodied the idea that people learn from their life experiences. Kahlo’s father showed her many photographs he took of the Mexican indigenous culture‚ and in turn Kahlo expressed these views in her own personality. Looking into the personal construct theory‚ Richard Nixon is a prime example of the views George Kelly had. Nixon’s decisions showed the key points of Kelly’s theory. The theory states
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On December 8‚ 1886 in Guanajuato‚ Mexico‚ Diego Rivera was born. His passion for art emerged early on‚ so at the age of 10 he attended San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. Years later he traveled to Europe to further his studies‚ where he befriended many famous artists of his day. As time went on Rivera’s style began to change‚ because of the events that began taking place. Inspired by the political ideals of the Mexican Revolution (1914-15) and the Russian Revolution (1917)‚ Rivera wanted
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One of the biggest things that stuck out to me was the converging of two different cultures. Like in the series video the piece “Pelea de Gallos (Fight of the Roosters) by Miguel Luciano (Puerto Rican‚ born 1972). Looking further into his work this piece is about how American advertising appropriates from other iconic characters in other cultures. It shows mainly two rooster mascots one from a major American brand (Kellogs) and another from one of Puerto Rico’s major poultry companies called Pollos
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reinforcing forces and ideologies such as: science‚ industrialization‚ Communism‚ and capitalism. (The Art Story Foundation Site). *Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park (1947-1948) In this work‚ Rivera painted himself as a kid and his wife Frida right behind him. This was done to symbolize the Mexican popular culture (The Art Story Foundation Site). Through this painting‚ Rivera is demonstrating all the historical events that occurred in this park (The Art Story Foundation Site). *La Molendera
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Susan B. Anthony‚ Frida Kahlo‚ Hilary Clinton‚ Malala Yousafzai; all of the women aforementioned have fought for social justice in radical ways. Whether it be defying social norms or simply obeying their moral compass‚ it is impossible to negate the powerful impact women have graced the world with. In order to maintain‚ and obtain‚ a peaceful society‚ thriving with security and freedom for all‚ women and men of every color must unite together to defeat inequity. In order to achieve lasting peace
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incorporated political‚ historic‚ and folk themes in their work. The painters Diego Rivera‚ José Clemente Orozco‚ and David Alfaro Siqueiros became world famous for their grand scale murals‚ often displaying clear social messages. Rufino Tamayo and Frida Kahlo produced more personal works with abstract elements. The literature of Mexico originated from the concepts of the American and Spanish
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For my assignment I choose to talking about a painting called “Self Portrait with Monkey and Parrot” which was painted by Frida Kahlo. The subject matter of this painting is a selfie of a Mexican women with her pet monkey and parrot. On the picture viewers can see that the monkey is one the left and the parrot is located on the right which also assumes to be sitting on the woman’s shoulder‚ but also the unibrow is the first thing that is noticeable when someone sees because of how dark and thick
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agitate‚ and organize Americans of Mexican descent. One could even say that political awareness and social activism grew out of the Chicano arts movement. Chicano art has had many influences. Certainly Mexican artists like José Guadalupe Posada‚ Frida Kahlo‚ and David Siqueiros have had their effect‚ but so have American comic books‚ Cuban political posters‚ and spray-painted barrio calligraphy. (Vallen) Chicano poster art became a means to help preserve and promote a culture largely ignored by the
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the ground (not background‚ because almost everything in the picture that isn’t flesh snug up to the picture plane) is mottled gold. Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter[5] who is best known for her self-portraits. This was Frida’s first self-portrait after the divorce from her husband Diego. In place of the feminine clothes seen in most of her self-portraits‚ Frida appears dressed in a large dark man’s suit‚ probably one of Diego’s. She has just cut off her long hair that Diego admired so much. In
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