- 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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