Biography Born on: July 6, 1907 Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Died on: July 13, 1954 Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderónwas was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. Many of her works are self-portraits that symbolically express her own pain and sexuality. |
"I don't paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality." - Frida Kahlo
I paint my own reality"Kahlo suffered lifelong health problems, many caused by a traffic accident she survived as a teenager. Recovering from her injuries isolated her from other people, and this isolation influenced her works, many of which are self-portraits of one sort or another. Kahlo suggested, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."
Kahlo’s artworks show her identity as a woman, Mexican and an artist. Her close observation of herself, her family and the environment, combined with the use of intense colours, are powerful statements about her personal experiences.
For more information: http://www.fridakahlo.com/
I paint my own reality"Kahlo suffered lifelong health problems, many caused by a traffic accident she survived as a teenager. Recovering from her injuries isolated her from other people, and this isolation influenced her works, many of which are self-portraits of one sort or another. Kahlo suggested, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."
Kahlo’s artworks show her identity as a woman, Mexican and an artist. Her close observation of herself, her family and the environment, combined with the use of intense colours, are powerful statements about her personal experiences.
For more information: http://www.fridakahlo.com/
Frida Kahlo Museum also known as the Blue House (La Casa Azul) for the structure's cobalt-blue walls, is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. | |