FRIDA KAHLO
Halaman 1: If I ask you which artist wasn’t afraid of tackling social issues, sexual
identity, political activism, and nonconformity you would probably think I was talking
about a current artist right? Well, you would be wrong! I’m talking about the one
and only Frida Kahlo. Don’t believe me, I bet we can change your mind! Watch
This!
Halaman 2: Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacan, Mexico in July 6, 1907 in La Casa Azul
a tiny blue house where she lived most of her life. Kahlo's father, Wilhelm (also
called Guillermo), was a German photographer who had immigrated to Mexico
where he met and married her mother Matilde. She had two older sisters, Matilde
and Adriana, and her younger sister, Cristina, was born the year after Kahlo.
Halaman 3: By the time Frida hit age six she contracted polio which caused her to be
bedridden for over nine months! While she recovered from the illness,Her father
encouraged her to play soccer, go swimming, and even wrestle — highly unusual
moves for a girl at the time — to help aid in her recovery. In 1922, Kahlo enrolled at
the renowned National Preparatory School. She was one of the few female students
to attend the school, and she became known for her jovial spirit and her love of
colorful, traditional clothes and jewelry. And In school Freeda was known to be very
outspoken and brave.
Halaman 4: On September 17, 1925, Kahlo and Alejandro Gómez Arias, a school
friend with whom she was romantically involved, were traveling together on a bus
when the vehicle collided with a streetcar. As a result of the collision, Kahlo was
impaled by a steel handrail, which went into her hip and came out the other side.
She suffered several serious injuries as a result, including fractures in her spine and
pelvis. After staying at the Red Cross Hospital in Mexico City for several weeks, Kahlo
returned home to recuperate further. She began painting during her recovery and
finished her first self-portrait the following year, which she gave to Gómez Arias.
Halaman 5: . Kahlo and Rivera first met in 1922 when he went to work on a project at
her high school. Kahlo often watched as Rivera created a mural called The Creation
in the school’s lecture hall. According to some reports, she told a friend that she
would someday have Rivera’s baby. In 1929, Kahlo and famed Mexican muralist
Diego Rivera who was a bit older than him like 20 years older got married.
Halaman 1: Kahlo and Rivera marriage wasn’t exactly average, and they were often
reffered to as the elephant and the dove, which seems pretty accurate. Never a
traditional union, Kahlo and Rivera kept separate, but adjoining homes and studios in
San Angel. Both had several affairs one of which Diego had with Frida sister Cristina,
so needless to say it was complicated.
Halaman 2: Desperately wanting to have a child, she again experienced heartbreak
when she miscarried in 1934.
Halaman 3: Kahlo divorced Rivera in 1939. They did not stay divorced for long,
remarrying in 1940. The couple continued to lead largely separate lives, both
becoming involved with other people over the years.
Halaman 4: In 1939, Kahlo went to live in Paris for a time. There she exhibited some
of her paintings and developed friendships with such artists as Marcel Duchamp and
Pablo Picasso. Kahlo received a commission from the Mexican government for five
portraits of important Mexican women in 1941, but she was unable to finish the
project. She lost her beloved father that year and continued to suffer from chronic
health problems.
Halaman 5: In 1953, Kahlo received her first solo exhibition in Mexico. While
bedridden at the time, Kahlo did not miss out on the exhibition’s opening. Arriving
by ambulance, Kahlo spent the evening talking and celebrating with the event’s
attendees from the comfort of a four-poster bed set up in the gallery just for her.
Halaman 1: 'Frieda and Diego Rivera' (1931)
Kahlo showed this painting at the Sixth Annual Exhibition of the San Francisco
Society of Women Artists, the city where she was living with Rivera at the time. In
the work, painted two years after the couple married, Kahlo lightly holds Rivera’s
hand as he grasps a palette and paintbrushes with the other — a stiffly formal pose
hinting at the couple’s future tumultuous relationship. The work now lives at the San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Halaman 2: 'Henry Ford Hospital' (1932)
In 1932, Kahlo incorporated graphic and surrealistic elements in her work. In this
painting, a naked Kahlo appears on a hospital bed with several items — a fetus, a
snail, a flower, a pelvis and others — floating around her and connected to her by
red, veinlike strings. As with her earlier self-portraits, the work was deeply personal,
telling the story of her second miscarriage.
Halaman 3: 'The Suicide of Dorothy Hale' (1939)
Kahlo was asked to paint a portrait of Luce and Kahlo's mutual friend, actress
Dorothy Hale, who had committed suicide earlier that year by jumping from a
high-rise building. The painting was intended as a gift for Hale's grieving mother.
Rather than a traditional portrait, however, Kahlo painted the story of Hale's tragic
leap. While the work has been heralded by critics, its patron was horrified at the
finished painting.
Halaman 4: 'The Two Fridas' (1939)
One Kahlo’s most famous works, the paintings shows two versions of the artist
sitting side by side, with both of their hearts exposed. One Frida is dressed nearly all
in white and has a damaged heart and spots of blood on her clothing. The other
wears bold-colored clothing and has an intact heart. These figures are believed to
represent “unloved” and “loved” versions of Kahlo.
Halaman 5: 'The Broken Column' (1944)
Kahlo shared her physical challenges through her art again with this painting, which
depicted a nearly nude Kahlo split down the middle, revealing her spine as a
shattered decorative column. She also wears a surgical brace and her skin is studded
with tacks or nails. Around this time, Kahlo had several surgeries and wore special
corsets to try to fix her back. She would continue to seek a variety of treatments for
her chronic physical pain with little success.
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