Just wondering : everything I read about her emphasises how strong she was because she went through so much (you know, the polio and the that accident that left her sterile.) I believe she was someone that felt sorry for herself her whole life. her work is moving, though.
2006-12-07 08:26:30 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa M. 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Not a big fan of Kahlo, I appreciate her art, but I find it a little too
dramatic. Yes, I agree with you about feeling sorry for herself.
When I look at her painting I get a little sad feeling because I know
her history and she wanted everyone to see what happened to her. My favorites of all time are Monet, Renoir, van Gogh, Degas, Monet, da Vinci, and Vermer.
I've been a little obssess with Vermer paintings though.
Johannes Vermer was one of the most gifted painters of the Dutch Golden age. He captured memorable scenes from everyday life in Seventieth Century.
Some of his famous paintings are The Girl with the Pearl Earring,
The Milkmaid, The Girl with the Wine Jar, and The Music Lesson
2006-12-12 00:51:54 · answer #1 · answered by Sabine 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Frida Kahlo, sorry for herself, really? Can it be that simple? I’m sure there were times she must have felt some kind of self pitty. However, haven’t we all done that in our own lives at least once or twice? Her troubled childhood and the many injuries she sustained in the bus accident must have been integral themes of her life and art.
When she was just 18 years old and the bus she was on collided with a trolley car. She suffered serious injuries in this, including a broken spinal column, a broken collarbone, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, eleven fractures in her right leg, a crushed and dislocated right foot, and a dislocated shoulder. Plus, an iron handrail impaled her abdomen, piercing her uterus, which seriously damaged her reproductive ability. This was perhaps the most psychologically damaging component of the accident and a reality she never fully came to terms with. Though Frida recovered from her injuries and eventually regained her ability to walk, she was plagued by relapses of extreme pain for the remainder of her life. The pain was intense and often left her confined to a hospital or bedridden for months at a time. Frida would undergo as many as thirty-five operations in her life as a result of the accident, mainly on her back and her right leg and foot. I might feel a little sorry for myself too.
She was quite the character even though her life was filled with suffering and pain. She was a vibrant, loose extroverted character whose everyday speech was filled with profanities. She was an active communist supporter. Not to mention, her marriage to Diego Rivera was a tumultuous one. She had been a tomboy in her youth and carried her fervor throughout her life. She was a heavy smoker, drank liquor (especially tequila) in excess, was openly bisexual, sang off-color songs, and told equally boorish jokes to the guests of the wild parties that she hosted.
On July 13, 1954, at the age of 47, Frida passed away. Her last diary entry reads: “I hope the exit is joyful…and I hope never to return – Frida”
I like her self portraites such as "The Two Frida's"
2006-12-14 03:55:51 · answer #2 · answered by mg3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm... did she feel sorry for herself.
Maybe. Maybe not.
Most folks who feel sorry for themselves are too busy feeling sorry and depressed to get much done.
She made a lot of paintings.
Frida might have liked the play on "painting"
...pain-ting.
I think she might have been painting about pain.
Her images are like fantasies. like dream images.
Powerful way to deal with pain.
2006-12-08 11:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by T K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like it very thought provoking and sad at the same time.
2006-12-07 08:34:38 · answer #4 · answered by nanc5979 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋