Wednesday, October 19, 2011

An Artist Escape, With Frida Kahlo


Frida Kahlo was an extremely expressive, and evocative female painter. She was born in Mexico City on July 6th, 1907. When Frida was very young, she suffered from polio, and survived a terrible accident in her teenage years. Her marriage to the artist, Diego Rivera was difficult, to say the least. There were infidelities, separations, and anxieties.

The effects of these incidents became the fabric of her art, as her life story literally unfolded upon the painted canvas, and board. Frida's various works became a sort of diary, which revealed a turbulent existence, filled with passion, pain and heartache.

For some people, Frida's artwork is too much to process. Her dreamlike, surrealist subject matter, too heavy, and depressing. That is why we decided to highlight one of her portraits, and some of her beautiful still life paintings. To reintroduce you, to this multifaceted personality.

Here are some of the most interesting pieces, that don't necessarily leave you with a feeling of dread, or fear. We feel these particular works don't always get their due. They are gorgeous examples of her fantastic ability to capture emotion, with every stroke of her brush.

                                The Frame, (Self Portrait) 1938


Flower Basket (Round) Still Life With Hummingbird, 1941


Still Life (Round), 1942


Magnolias, 1945


The Chick, 1945


Viva la Vida, 1954


Unfortunately, when Frida Kahlo passed on July 13, 1954, she hadn't yet received the huge recognition, she so deserved in this life. That would come years later, as the world slowly discovered her amazing talent. Her art is truly transcendent, and yes, it's worth another look. Ciao -Al

6 comments:

  1. Wow! What an iconic figure Frida was. Thank you for sharing this post and some of her happier pieces.

    Enjoy your weekend,
    Judy

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  2. What a great feature on such an iconic individual! :)

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  3. Adore this artist, so talented and interesting, thanks for sharing this here.

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  4. Oh I love Frida, amazing! Thanks so much for sharing:)

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  5. Al, I hadn't seen this side of Frida's work, and agree with you that it is more cheerful! The two round still lifes are really pretty. The brown frame around the one is nice, too. Having only seen the self-portraits that looked so moody, I missed out on the work you've shown here! I have to say, though, that I'm a particular fan of Diego's work. Maybe you will showcase him in the future. - E

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  6. Love Frida and love that I finally found your blog...what a dunce I've been, I didn't realize you had one and a great one at that. So happy...will have to add to my favorites. And thanks for all of your sweet comments on mine. xx Danielle

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