Frida Kahlo's Self Portraits
“I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” Frida Kahlo is one of the most influential artists in this world is known for many pieces of art, especially self-portraits, expressing herself. And, most importantly, expressing her reality. All, that through definitely many of Kahlo’s paintings, she communicated a quite large part of it, in itself: Mexico. Of course, showing it was a shared reality by the Mexican people, who shared the basic main environments in her portraits. Talented with her craft based on her outlook, Kahlo was able to characterize and detail what primarily made each painting unique: the culture and self-individuality
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At the border between Mexico and the United States. Kahlo stands as one of the most influential artists in this world. Kahlo stands as one of the most revolutionary activists in this world. Kahlo stands as one of the most significant Mexican people in this world. “Self Portrait Between the Borderline Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States” was and is still an iconic self-portrait that expresses a lot of Kahlo’s individual nationalist beliefs pertaining to Mexico in relation to the United States. The portrait, from a first glance, shows Frida Kahlo in the middle of a divided environment; between Mexico and the United States. She stands at the borderline, facing toward Mexico, upon a concrete block saying “Carmen Rivera pintó su retrato el año de 1932” translated to “Carmen Rivera painted her portrait the year of 1932”. Kahlo appears to be wearing a long pink dress, arm sleeves, a coral necklace with what appears to be three pendants/emblems, and her hair in an upkept braid. In her left hand, she holds a flag of Mexico; and in her right hand, she holds a
At the border between Mexico and the United States. Kahlo stands as one of the most influential artists in this world. Kahlo stands as one of the most revolutionary activists in this world. Kahlo stands as one of the most significant Mexican people in this world. “Self Portrait Between the Borderline Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States” was and is still an iconic self-portrait that expresses a lot of Kahlo’s individual nationalist beliefs pertaining to Mexico in relation to the United States. The portrait, from a first glance, shows Frida Kahlo in the middle of a divided environment; between Mexico and the United States. She stands at the borderline, facing toward Mexico, upon a concrete block saying “Carmen Rivera pintó su retrato el año de 1932” translated to “Carmen Rivera painted her portrait the year of 1932”. Kahlo appears to be wearing a long pink dress, arm sleeves, a coral necklace with what appears to be three pendants/emblems, and her hair in an upkept braid. In her left hand, she holds a flag of Mexico; and in her right hand, she holds a