Frida Kahlo
Cultural Frame
1907-1954
Frida Kahlo was part of an intellectual and politically radical group who looked to embrace the pre-Columbian Mexican past as a means of moving away from European cultural domination
Kahlo's Art Making Practice: - Her main artistic style was in the form of self portraits - Personal symbolism was expressed through motifs such as masks, blood, colour and vegetation - Kahlo displays her life as a series of struggles between the personal and the political - She used diverse symbols accomplished in the matter of popular Mexican native painting - She drew from her intimate and painful life experiences with a fascination of self identity - She has proved to be an influence on many creative individuals - She often painted herself or chose to be photographed in traditional Mexican dress (Farthing, (2008) , p. 175) |