Frida Kahlo
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Born: 1907
Died: 1954 Main Artistic Movement: Surrealism Nationality: Mexican Floor Found in Château: First Garden Room Found in Château: Tulip Garden |
About the Artist
As one of the most influential and well-known female artists of all time, Frida Kahlo was known for her portraits and self-portraits. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Kahlo placed herself or other figures within scenes of Mexican history and culture. Similar to that of Salvador Dalí, her works induce thoughts of dreams and alternate-realities by placing either her own likeness or the likenesses of other figures within those scenes. These scenes include her Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940), The Two Fridas (1939), and her Memory, the Heart (1937).
About the Movement
Kahlo worked in the Surrealist Age of art. Surrealism was an early 20th-Century movement (or in the early 1900s) known for containing realistic depictions of dreams, influenced by the writings of Sigmund Freud. These included almost unreasonable and illogical scenes that allow viewers to read a variety of narratives and messages in their works of art. Some of the most famous Surrealist artists included René Magritte, Salvador Dalí, and Max Ernst.
Fun Fact: Around a third of Kahlo's paintings are self-portraits.
Resources: Mark Rosenthal, Diego and Frida: High Drama in Detroit, (New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2015), 117.
As one of the most influential and well-known female artists of all time, Frida Kahlo was known for her portraits and self-portraits. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Kahlo placed herself or other figures within scenes of Mexican history and culture. Similar to that of Salvador Dalí, her works induce thoughts of dreams and alternate-realities by placing either her own likeness or the likenesses of other figures within those scenes. These scenes include her Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940), The Two Fridas (1939), and her Memory, the Heart (1937).
About the Movement
Kahlo worked in the Surrealist Age of art. Surrealism was an early 20th-Century movement (or in the early 1900s) known for containing realistic depictions of dreams, influenced by the writings of Sigmund Freud. These included almost unreasonable and illogical scenes that allow viewers to read a variety of narratives and messages in their works of art. Some of the most famous Surrealist artists included René Magritte, Salvador Dalí, and Max Ernst.
Fun Fact: Around a third of Kahlo's paintings are self-portraits.
Resources: Mark Rosenthal, Diego and Frida: High Drama in Detroit, (New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2015), 117.
Artworks found in the Château:
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