Kahlo, 4 of 4. Diverse & Simultaneous Perceptions of Self
Before I begin the final post in this series: For anyone who has followed this post series: Some additional images have been added to Kahlo 3 of 4. A Heroic Woman’s Struggle with Pain and Infertility (2 new photos of her stay in the hospital) and to Kahlo 1 of 4 (new 3rd row of thumbnail photos). To find links to those posts, visit the word index or click on the links above.
This is also a valuable link for anyone wanting to learn more about Kahlo:
http://www.eastman.org/ar/celeb/htmlsrc4/kahlo_sld00001.html
Kahlo, 4 of 4:
Artworks by Frida Kahlo:
(Click on images if you wish to view them individually.)
According to Wikipedia, 55 of Kahlo’s 143 paintings were self-portaits.
Tomorrow: new post(s)
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arent all works of art self portraits in a way..haha im just teasing of course…
most probably i will become an avid fan of you blog…i take pleasure in your pleasure of researching this very topic!its a vast ocean.
Thank you magdaszarota. I love the artworks on your website. They take me to places I’ve never been to, but I would sure like to go. Great page title also: “feel invited!”
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thank YOU! it was the most wonderful suprise to find all your comments…& i apprieciate the fact that you stopped for a while in order to spend sometime in all those different places & im happy because the way you describe your reaction to them is so …is so hmmm..touching i should say. =) !!!!
so thank you one more time!
& yeah please feel invited anytime you feel like poping in=)
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it is through them for example that i learned recently about a very interesting exhibition
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Even though I am not attracted to Frida Kahlo’s work, I can understand why people are fascinated with it and find it so moving. Her viewpoint is truly individual and brazen; her paintings are gut wrenching. You can see so much pain in them. It’s difficult to look at them without experiencing a strong reaction.
gingermiss,
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Thank you for your candor – both in admitting you are not attracted to Kahlo’s work, yet also recognizing and understanding the fascination.
Her portraits rarely have her in dynamic poses. She is usually sitting, standing, or lying down, looking straight forward, with eyes wide open. She reveals her demeanor with an understated grace. Her eyes are wide open, with tears or blood often effusing out of her . . . and she doesn’t hide the intensity of her emotional attachment.
And the last painting breaks my heart. She is sitting upright. She is beside herself, as she would sit with a good friend. She holds her own hand, being as comforting as her pain and recollections of her past will allow. She has dressed herself in two beautiful garments, trying to look as beautiful as life can enable. In one free hand, it appears there is a barren egg. In the other, a small surgical tool, used for clamping or sewing, precariously holds her heart’s blood in. She tries to hold on, to keep the blood from pouring out all over her beautiful white dress.
I included the photographs so that people could get a sense of the scale of the paintings. They are life size or larger. And you can see that when the photos were taken, she had not yet fully painted her hearts – her hearts that are so strong, and that want to reveal themselves so much that they show right through her skin and outer garments.
The painting also suggests to me that if a one of her personas (one of her identities) were to die, she feels her connectedness to both of her worlds is so interdependent, the other might easily follow. That drama is counter-balanced with her non-dramatic facial expressions, expressions that are honest, controlled, and mild-mannered. I think she is suggesting we should err on the side of treating all women with great care, because they often have more feeling and emotional connections than they reveal.
The last painting is always one of the most striking for me as well. I really like the dichotomy you point out between the emotions conveyed through her paintings versus the fixed nature of her facial expressions. It creates an amazing juxtoposition between those two worlds while also linking them together through the forging of her identity through her experiences.
your website filled my heart. thatnk you you for the wonderful support.
Sincerely,
Kakaren Jeeves.
we love your moral support!
from the myspace family.
I cried when I read about her story with diego
Her works are utterly amazing. So thought provoking. A rare glimpse into one woman’s reality. I’m fascinated by both her story and her art.