Baftijari, Ymijan. “10 Frida Kahlo Quotes about Diego Rivera That Will Make You Believe in Love Again.” Vivala, CMI Marketing, 2017, www.vivala.com/love/frida-kahlo-quotes-about-diego/6966/they-were-bewitched-by-their-deep-admiration-for-each-other/6.
This article is a list of quotes from Frida Kahlo to Diego Rivera about her love for him. Before each quote, the article even explains the meaning of the quote and gives needed context to the reader in order to fully comprehend the quote. From this source, I took two different quotes that I eventually used as transitions To-Do List → Art Review and Interview → Series of Tweets. After continuing my research, this book revealed to me that Kahlo was inviting towards the few fans she had, which
Frida Kahlo: Mexican Artist. ABDO Publishing, 2010.
This book was a biography of Frida Kahlo that walked me through her life from birth to death. I used part of this book to help develop one of my genres, the to-do list. A section of this book discussed how Kahlo was in desperate need of something to distract herself from the trauma while in the hospital. She discovered painting and it helped relieve her of her constant and long-lasting pain.
“Biografía De Frida Kahlo.” Frida Kahlo Museum, museofridakahlo.org.mx/assets/files/page_files/document/39/Biografia.pdf.
This is a short biography and overview of Kahlo’s life taken from her official museum. While being very similar to another biography used, this source gave specific information about how Kahlo admired Rivera’s art before they became married. Used in the series of tweets, this source also revealed that meeting Rivera at a young age may have also prompted Kahlo to begin practicing art herself.
Carpenter, Elizabeth, et al. Frida Kahlo. Walker Art Center,
From this site, I used two quotes in my transitions, Letter to a Friend → To-Do List and Art Review → Interview. From this site, I also looked at many other quotes and even considered using them at some point but, in the end, I decided on just the two.
“Red Paintbrush Transparent Background.” Free PNG Images, WordPress, 6 May 2015, freepngimages.com/red-paintbrush-transparent-background-2/.
This is the website from which I received an image of a red paintbrush with a transparent background. I used this image before and after all my transitions to single to the reader that a transition was coming. Since Kahlo was an artist and my project revolves around that, I thought a paintbrush would be the perfect symbol to use.
Turner, Robyn Montana. Frida Kahlo: Portraits of Women Artists for Children. Little Brown, 1993.
This book is a biography that mainly focuses on Kahlo’s artwork. This source helped me develop the art review as it provided evidence that Rivera influenced Kahlo’s work. She became a better artist after meeting him which could be attributed to the fact that she admired him and his artwork. This also helped me minorly develop my series of tweets as it provided information that Kahlo loved her husband and she knew that he valued his art above all
Ester Hernandez is a Chicana artist, best known for her works of Chicana women. Ester’s goal is to recreate women’s lives to produce positive images of women’s lifestyle and to create icons. Her piece, Frida y Yo, contains the iconic painter Frida Kahlo. Frida, after being in multiple accidents causing long-term pain and suffering, began painting, mostly self-portraits, to portray her reality and glorify the pain. Similar to how Hernandez's goals are a juxtaposition to Frida’s artwork, the art piece Frida y Yo creates a juxtaposition between life and suffering and death and fortune.
More specifically, in the first stanza the wife is the speaker and she explains hanging a wedding portrait of Frida and Diego Rivera. The wife had stated, “I wonder how two people could consistently hurt each other,/ but still feel love so deeply as their bones turned into dust?”(stanza 1). Which shows some foreshadowing into the wife’s relationship with her husband; and how they may not get along all the time, but they still care deeply for each other. According to New York Times Frida and Diego had a relationship that would always amaze and astonish everyone. Due to them getting married in 1929, then divorced in 1940, which they ended up marrying again that
Art could be displayed in many different forms; through photography, zines, poetry, or even a scrapbook. There are many inspirational women artists throughout history, including famous women artists such Artemisia Gentileschi and Georgia O’Keeffe. When searching for famous female artists that stood out to me, I found Frida Kahlo, and Barbara Kruger. Two very contrasting type of artists, though both extremely artistic. Both of these artists are known to be feminists, and displayed their issues through painting and photography. Frida Kahlo and Barbara Kruger’s social and historical significance will be discussed.
Frida Kahlo nació el 6 de Julio 1907 en la ciudad de México. Ella les dijo a muchas personas que nació el 7 de Julio 1910 porque quiso parecer más joven a los otros. Aunque sus padres fueron judíos, Frida nació en México. Frida fue una artista surrealista y sus obras vió de sus emociones de la tristexa y la cólera de su vida. Ella le encantó decir los chistes, reír, y sonreír. Frida Kahlo llevó las ropas de la cultura tradicional de México porque pensó que las ropas fueran una forma del arte. Todo el mundo admiró mucho a Frida, a causa de sus obras y su actitud.
Thesis Statement: I want to share the Life of Frida Kahlo that led to her recognition as an Iconic artist even today.
As an artist? She was respected for her work, but the fact that she didn’t seem like or acted like an artist, & using canvases that is what she ‘lacked’ in respect, & for a while no-one really seemed to care, but then she met Diego Rivera.
Frida Kahlo was an amazing woman whose many tragedies influenced her to put her stories into her paintings. She was born in July 6th 1907 to a Mexican Roman Catholic mother who was of Indian and Spanish decent and a German photographer father. Frida had three sisters, Mitilde and Adriana, who were older and Christina who was younger. She learned about Mexican history, art and architecture by looking at her father’s photography. When Frida was six she got polio and it was a long time before she would heal completely. After surviving polio, Frida’s right leg became weak and thin, so her father encouraged her to play sports to help her.
Fuentes, C. (1995). The Diary of Frida Kahlo An Intimate Self-Portrait. New York: A Times Mirror Company.
Born in 1910, Frida was a woman that was not about preserving young beauty. She loved to acquaint herself with Mexico, where she was born. Being a great painter, she loved to paint pictures of herself. A quote by her is as follows “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best”. In other words, she can paint and feel free, because she knows herself well and can paint the
At the age of six, Kahlo was diagnosed with polio, and at the age of 18, she was in a fatal bus crash. Despite health problems, Kahlo continued to paint; her paintings are said to depict her pain. During this time, Kahlo’s art thrived. When Kahlo went to live in Paris in 1939, she befriended other well known artists such as Picasso and Duchamp. Her most famous work “The Two Fridas” was created while she was there. In 1941, the Mexican government asked her to paint five important women, but she was unable to finish it due to family problems. Kahlo’s health became worse in the 1950s, however, she still continued to paint. In 1953, she was granted her first solo-exhibition that took place in Mexico. On July 13, 1954, Kahlo passed away from unknown causes. She still is known today as one of the most popular female artists in
Art is a very important part of humanity’s history, and it can be found anywhere from the walls of caves to the halls of museums. The artists that created these works of art were influenced by a multitude of factors including personal issues, politics, and other art movements. Frida Kahlo and Vincent van Gogh, two wildly popular artists, have left behind artwork, that to this day, influences and fascinates people around the world. Their painting styles and personal lives are vastly different, but both artists managed to capture the emotions that they were feeling and used them to create artwork.
Kahlo, Frida. Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001.
Frida was a broken column. She stood tall and proud, resilient and powerful, but also weak in one aspect. When she was a young woman, she rode the bus every day to school. By some sick, twisted fate, she got into an accident on the bus and broke several bones, including her pelvic bone, compromising her ability to have children. Although she was bedridden for months, she didn’t let herself sulk. By spending her time reading and doodling on her cast, she remained active. She took up painting because it was the only thing she could do lying in bed. Even with the knowledge that she would most likely never be able to have a child, a tragedy for any woman of her time, she fought on. The fact that she continued with her hobbies and eventually made a name for herself, despite her circumstances, shows incredible character. I admire her because she was strong in the face of adversity, she did everything she could to help her family, and she made imperative contributions to feminism.
Frida Kahlo was, and still is, often referred to as one of the most influential women in the art scene. However, to me she is more than just a painter. She is someone I can relate to and who greatly inspires me. The way she was unapologetic when it came to her heritage and how she had refused to allow personal tragedy to keep her down is what really makes me look up to her. Those reasons are what really drew me in and made me want to learn more about her. Since first learning of her in eighth grade and about her experiences, I have started to try hard to embody these specific aspects throughout my everyday life.
Her Image: Frida Kahlo as Material Culture." Material Culture 44, no. 2: 1-20. Art Full