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Discoveries: Frida Kahlo, Painting Her Own Reality
"My painting carries within it the message of pain". Frida Kahlo—born in 1907 near Mexico City—learned about pain at a very early age. She contracted polio at six, and then at eighteen suffered serious and permanent injury to her right leg and pelvis in a terrible bus accident. Young and undaunted, she went on to fall in love with the great mural painter Diego Rivera at a...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
April 1st 2008
by Harry N. Abrams
(first published January 1st 2007)
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I had never heard of Frida Kahlo until I visited Mexico and discovered that my family’s house in San Angel was in the same square as Diego Rivera’s studio, which is now a museum. After visiting Casa Azul, Frida’s house in Mexico City, I was totally enthralled by this woman, who in such a short life, filled with so much pain, still managed to have such an extraordinary life and an artist that left an unforgettable legacy through her imagery and writing after her death.
Frida Kahlo Painting Her Own...more
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I really didn't know much about Frida Kahlo or her work before an interest was sparked while researching well know women artists to teach my artist daughter about. I had of course heard of her and had seen her work featured many places. I picked up a copy of this book from the library yesterday and sat down to read it and kept reading until I was done. I was instantly hooked on her passion and her ability to communicate so much through her work. And I envy that release. I stayed up late watching...more
My momma bought this little book for my birthday last January, and I sat in bed and read it last week when I wasn't feeling well. It serves as a great starting point into Frida's works and life, but is by no means comprehensive. I think it did a wonderful job of capturing the magic and sadness of her life, and I cannot wait to read more about her!
Beautifully illustrated throughout with reproductions of Kahlo's paintings and period photographs of Kahlo, Rivera et al.
Due to its' brevity it isn't really an indepth account but it provides a great introduction to her life and work for fans.
Due to its' brevity it isn't really an indepth account but it provides a great introduction to her life and work for fans.
Very interesting to read more about her life after having visited her house(Casa Azul)in Mexico City in June 2011.
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“The art of Frida Kahlo is a ribbon around a bomb' (Andre Breton qtd. p. 55)”
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