Pain In Frida Kahlo's Naive Art

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Frida Kahlo was a brilliant Mexican artist whose works of art reflect her life emotionally and physically hard. Better known for her self-portraits, the added depth and tone that Kahlo brought to her surrealist paintings gained her critical acclaim. A part of the Naive art period, Kahlo lacked formal schooling yet showed the technique on par with sophisticated artists. Kahlo was influenced by indigenous Mexican culture. This is depicted by her use of bright colors and symbolism within her works of art. Kahlo's life was marked by the physical challenges that created the emotional pain she felt as well. Being the most well known and largest painting of her repertoire, Frida Kahlo’s The Two Fridas encompassed all the style of Naive art. Connecting to her experiences and using symbolism allowed Kahlo to reveal vulnerability and emotion to the highest magnitude.
Born in Mexico in 1907, she was a child when she was afflicted with poliomyelitis. At eighteen, Kahlo's life changed as a result of an accident. A collision between a bus and a street barrow caused a handrail to pierce Kahlo’s …show more content…

No longer a wife or a lover, who was she to be? Having two different heritages, she could no longer bear the implications of being both, forcing herself to choose. The painting illustrating a literal split between her two selves is from this period of turmoil and self-doubt. As her pain, her confusion is depicted by the gloomy sky, I began to see the connection I could not see before. Being American and Mexican, it has always been hard to distinguish myself from others. I never knew whether to be proud of my culture or ashamed of it, as many ridiculed how Mexicans lived. Much like The Two Fridas, I eventually split myself into two, turning each identity off and on to accommodate others around me. I saw and felt Kahlo's pain and confusion which is why I could appreciate it so much more than any other

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