Wednesday, December 1, 2010

more research!

Looked at some work by Frida Kahlo..

  • The Broken Column
    • b/c of her physical injuries -- fracturing of her spinal cord
    • damage to her self confidence -- traumatic childhood and her husbands frequent affairs
    • body -- outwardly proud in order to cover inside pain
    • shows anguish, distress, torture, pain
    • "I paint my own reality"
    • highlights her unattractive qualities

  • The Two Fridas
    • around time of divorce from her husband
    • her very separate entities
    • somehow linked together -- connecting cords
    • LEFT - woman Diego no longer loves, exposed heart damaged, shows feelings of desolation, white European dress
    • RIGHT - traditional Mexican attire, openly displaying healthy heart, holds pic of Diego, cord attached because she is a lover to Diego and also serves as a mother
    • background -- turbulent sky shows conflicting emotions

  • Self-Portrait with Monkeys
    • attention drawn to her thick dark eyebrows
    • traditional Mexican necklace
    • hair elegantly tied up
    • jungle behind her shows her love for the garden
    • animals show fondness for animals -- filled her loneliness

I really liked the idea that Frida used the backgrounds to convey her emotions and often used split scenes. Each aspect of her pieces carry a certain association with her emotions and what is occurring in her life both internally and externally.

also looked at work from Diego Rivera -- found the movement in the figures and the composition especially interesting in his piece "Apollo & Marsyas"


more books to research & look through for composition ideas...more to come!

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