โ Scribed by Gerry Souter
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Behind Frida Kahloโs portraits, lies the story of both her life and work. It is precisely this combination that draws the reader in. Fridaโs work is a record of her life, and rarely can we learn so much about an artist from what she records inside the picture frame. Frida Kahlo truly is Mexicoโs gift to the history of art. She was just eighteen years old when a terrible bus accident changed her life forever, leaving her handicapped and burdened with constant physical pain. But her explosive character, raw determination and hard work helped to shape her artistic talent. And although he was an obsessive womanizer, the great painter Diego Rivera was by her side. She won him over with her charm, talent and intelligence, and Kahlo learnt to lean on the success of her companion in order to explore the world, thus creating her own legacy whilst finding herself surrounded by a close-knit group of friends. Her personal life was turbulent, as she frequently left her relationship with Diego to one side whilst she cultivated her own bisexual relationships. Despite this, Frida and Diego managed to save their frayed relationship. The story and the paintings that Frida left us display a courageous account of a woman constantly on a search of self discovery.
Introduction
The Wild Thing
Death of Innocence
Seรฑora Diego Rivera
Affair of the Art
โI urgently need the dough!โ
โLong live joy, life, Diego...โ
Conclusion
Index
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A biography of the Mexican painter who survived a near-fatal bus accident at the age of eighteen, learned to paint as a form of therapy, had a stormy marriage with Diego Rivera, and became a world-famous artist.
Introduction: The artist as mythmaker; fissured tales of art and life -- Family tree : 'my grandparents, my parents and I' -- Childhood traumas : the broken body, the doubled self -- On the cusp of womanhood -- Coming of age -- 'The lost desire' : relinquishing maternity -- 'Double sorrow' : losing
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