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Frida Kahlo

BY: MIA COTHRANCLASS:MYP3

Basic Biographical information

Birth name Magdalena Carmen Frieda Born July 6,1907 Died July 13th 1954 (aged 47)Training self taughtMovement surrealism Nationality Mexican

Main self portraits are displayed at the following:

1. Museum of Modern Art 2. Phoenix Art Museum3. Contemporary Art museum 4. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art5. Albright-Knox Art Gallery

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Her portraitsPart 2

+Her style

Frida’s art style is surrealism She portrays that style in her portraits

Analysis of surrealistic portraitsIn my opinion

In this portrait I think that Frida tried to set the background of her portrait as somewhere where she feels most inspired and in a place that she is fully immersed in , a place that is comfortable to her.

Frida I think incorporated exotic animals into her Self portraits because they often roamed the streets where Frida grew up. In her loneliness and desire for children I think that Frida turned to animals as comfort and felt that they played a significant role in her portraits because they portrayed Frida as she percieves her self ,not how others may portray her.

Portrait analysis #2

Fridas ex-husband Diego was often in Freda’s thoughts thus the reason I think that he is so close to her thoughts . Frida in my opinion felt influenced by Diego’s intellect and often tried to incorporate him in her portraits as much as possible.

Frida’s hair which is elegantly pinned up suggests that she is depressed without Diego by her side. Also the tears in the portrait suggest that she is lonely and quoted that ‘ I am lost without Diego’

+Timeline of significant events

19TH CENTURY- development in art styles[ modern art develops]Creation of art movements

1910- Mexican revolutionThe Mexican revolution greatly influenced Frida’s self portraits and many of her paintingsArt styles become established:1. Surrealism 2. Pointillism 3. Symbolism 4. Realism and many more

+Expanded Timeline DIPITY

Growing up

The Mexican Revolution began during 1910, when Kahlo was three years old. Kahlo later claimed that she

was born in 1910, allegedly so that people would associate her with the revolution. In her writings, she

recalled that her mother would usher her and her sisters inside the house as gunfire echoed in the

streets of her hometown

I think that the environment in which she lived in did in many ways influence her as an artist. An example of a portrait that in my eyes resembles her pain and suffering would be:

1. ‘The broken colomn’ resembles Frida’s pain and suffering after her horrific accident

+Elements and principles

Elements that I think were incorporated:

Texture : Frida added a textural elements to her portrait and added a more realistic vibe to the omposition

Color : color played a big role in the portrait and adds more of a coherent vibe. There are no tertiary colors, there are however one primary colors.

Value : value is either dark or light and helps contribute to the piece.

The importance of elements:Elements of art are important in art work because it helps you get a better understanding of the artist and their style.

+Principles

When looking at the piece I detected movement from the monkeys hanging off of her , I also thought that Frida achieved a balanced feel with the piece because of the vibrancies of colors and little movement adds a realistic feel. I also think that the portrait shows variety because they are different shapes and forms. Overall I think that the piece is harmonic and well composed.

Details of portrait:Oil on canvas mixed media

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More of her workFrida Kahlo

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Frida in her own wordsNext slide

+SAYINGS & QUOTES

“People in general are scared to death of the war and all the exhibition have been a failure, because the

rich - don't want to buy anything.”Frida Kahlo

Thoughts :I think that this quote resembles the fear of war that many faced because of the Mexican revolution and this quote I think is an accurate representation of Frida’s depressed self portraits.

Interesting facts

Frida kahlo inspired a movie starring Salma Hayek

Here’s the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxRGH92XDg

Movies have been produced about her life: Frida, Naturaleza Viva (1983), directed by Paul Leduc and starring Ofelia Medina as Frida and Frida (2002), directed by Julie Taymor with Salma Hayek cast as the Mexican painter.

+My opinion

When looking at Frida’s portraits it’s important to visualize what it is that she was trying to achieve ……was there a message , was she trying to portray her emotions? Or is It simply how she wanted to be thought of? I enjoy Frida’s potraits because it shows her as an artist and what she sees herself as. I think that is very important in an artist and often hard to find, originality is key. Many artists get lost in portraits of how they want to be seen not as they are and I think that Frida is an inspirational Hispanic artist.

CONCLUSION

WHILE doing my research I learnt that Frida’s childhood” was no walk in the park”. She grew up whilst the Mexican revolution was occurring and I think that she used that concept and portrayed it though her surrealistic artwork. I learnt that elements & principles are an important when creating a coherent piece her use of vibrant colors, elements &principle of design create an exciting and exceptional composition. I look forward to hearing & learning about her through more artwork in the future.

Bibliography :

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=frida+kahlo+war&FORM=HDRSC2

http://www.fridakahlofans.com/essay.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo

http://www.frida-kahlo-foundation.org/Self-Portrait-1926.html

http://www.biography.com/people/frida-kahlo-9359496

http://www.bing.com/search?q=fria+kahlo+self+portrats+analysis&form=APMCS1

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