Untouched Beauty
Frida Kahlo was a unique artist who lived and died in the beautiful Mexico City. She lived in a house known as the "Blue House". At age 6, Frida was stricken with polio which made her right leg much thinner than the other, a permanent feature. At her high school, the National Preparatory School, she met her future husband Diego Rivera. When Frida was only 18 years old was involved in a terrible bus accident that damaged her body to the point where no one thought she would live. After a month in the hospital she returned home where she began to paint in her bed on an easel that her mother created for her. By looking into a mirror she began to paint the famous subject of her paintings, her self. Frida's paintings reflected her emotions. Through many of her works one can tell what she was feeling; whether it was anger with her husband or tranquility with her self. Frida was a prominent figure in the art world and attracted attention from many! Her life was very eventful: she gave asylum to Trotsky in her own own, she dined with Picasso in France, and she even made it to the cover of Vogue.
Frida inspires me because like her, I am also very emotional and have many more issues and complications beneath the surface I portray. Through my work I like to establish my hidden pains and like to be asked what certain things symbolize. I have a certain style that reflects myself just as Frida did. I admire the beauty she created in her paintings, especially the contrasts between the beautiful flowers that adorned her head and different facial expressions. To me, she is a woman of pure genius and deserves all of the recognition she has received.
"Madness is perfection, perfection is madness."
Let's Play Pretend.
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