For the last sketch book assignment my class had to create, we had to make a page from Frida Kahlo's or Leonardo de Vinci's journal. I thought I was going to do de Vinci's journal, but once I researched Kahlo I was hooked. Personally, I find her art rather grotesque, but the shock of it drew me into it.
This is one of her paintings. She often painted herself in her art. She was injured very badly one day as a metal bar from a train collision pierced her breaking her pelvis and spine. I think this painting shows how she felt, broken. Her journal is full of images like this and many more disturbing. I can't seem to understand why she painted herself the way she did. Some of her paintings made her appear very ugly. Perhaps she had low self esteem. I'd be interested to know why she created what she did.
I think she based her art of self-reflection where as De Vinci's art was more technical and mathematical. She is inspiring in an odd way. I think her art is depressing yet it inspires me to be more self-reflecting. tell me what you think? I may just read her biography to learn more about her.
~K
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