“my painting carries with it the message of pain.” - frida “i paint self-portraits because i...
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“My painting carries with it the message of pain.” - Frida
“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.” - Frida
“I hope the exit is joyful and I hope never to return” -
Frida
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.” - Frida
Slide: #Title: Self-Portrait on the Borderline between Mexico and the United StatesYear: 1932Material: Oil on canvas
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Slide: #Title: Henry Ford HospitalYear: Material: Oil on canvas
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Slide: #25Title: Self-Portrait dedicated to Leon TrotskyYear: 1937Material: Oil on canvas
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Slide: #Title: What the Water Gave MeYear: 1938Material: Oil on canvas
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Day of the Dead,Diego Rivera
Art AnalysisDivide into
Frida and Diego Rivera, 1931 “The elephant and the dove.”
Diego in My Thoughts
1943“Painting about her obsessive love with Diego and how she wants him to be hers. Wearing traditional costume to attract him.”
The Broken Column, 1944
“Look very closely at my eyes…the pupils are doves of peace. That is my little joke on pain and suffering.”
“America is a place of machines, Mexico meant life, human connectedness and beauty.”
Self-Portrait on the Borderline between Mexico and the United States, 1932
“The “Dieguito” that she longed to have…”
The Henry Ford Hospital
Self-Portrait dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 1937
“The letter she holds says “To Leon Trotsky, with all my love, I dedicated this painting on 7th November, 1937. Frida Kahlo in Saint Angels, Mexico.”
The Two Fridas, 1939
“She recreated her imaginary friend – who else would understand her pain the way that she would?”
Diego and I, 1949
“Frida joked about Diego’s indiscretions, but tears show her pain and suffering.”
Roots, 1943
“Her blood courses through the vine and into the vesicles that feed the earth; she is one with nature.”
Self-Portrait Wearing a Velvet Dress, 1926
“Dedicated to Alejandro, it was modelled after Botticelli’s Venus, one of the paintings that he admired the most”
Thinking About Death, 1943
“The background represents rebirth that follow death; based on pre-Hispanic mythology.”
The Little Deer, 1946
“The clearing in the background is a symbol of brightening hope for escape that she will reach – she is incapable of changing her fate.”
Tree of Hope,1946
“The surgery left huge scars and resulted in numerous complications. It was “the beginning of the end.”
A Few Small Nips, 1935
“The banner originally said ‘My Sweetie Doesn’t Love Me Anymore’ and was carried by one dove.”
Without Hope, 1945
“Not the least hope remains to me…Everything moves in tune with what the belly contains.”
The Dream, 1940
“Frida’s dream of death is made a stark reality; like and explosive, she can go at any time…”
“The elephant and the dove.”
“Painting about her obsessive love with Diego and how she wants him to be hers. Wearing traditional costume to attract him.”
“Look very closely at my eyes…the pupils are doves of peace. That is my little joke on pain and suffering.”
“America is a place of machines, Mexico meant life, human connectedness and beauty.”
“The “Dieguito” that she longed to have…”
“The letter she holds says “To Leon Trotsky, with all my love, I dedicated this painting on 7th November, 1937. Frida Kahlo in Saint Angels, Mexico.”
“She recreated her imaginary friend – who else would understand her pain the way that she would?”
“Frida joked about Diego’s indiscretions, but tears show her pain and suffering.”
“Her blood courses through the vine and into the vesicles that feed the earth; she is one with nature.”
“Dedicated to Alejandro, it was modelled after Botticelli’s Venus, one of the paintings that he admired the most”
“The background represents rebirth that follow death; based on pre-Hispanic mythology.”
“The clearing in the background is a symbol of brightening hope for escape that she will reach – she is incapable of changing her fate.”
“The surgery left huge scars and resulted in numerous complications. It was “the beginning of the end.”
“The banner originally said ‘My Sweetie Doesn’t Love Me Anymore’ and was carried by one dove.”
“Not the least hope remains to me…Everything moves in tune with what the belly contains.”
“Frida’s dream of death is made a stark reality; like and explosive, she can go at any time…”