Essays on Frida Kahlo

Women in art have always been a very mysterious and intriguing object to observe, both from the perspective of women as an object and a subject for the painting. Mona Lisa is possibly the most recognized painting in the world. She still puzzles its every observer with her gaze and feeble smile, welcoming him to silent communication. Frida Kahlo is the world’s most recognized woman artist. However, she neither invites for silent conversation in her Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair, nor does she puzzle the observer. What Frida does, is pictures her soul openly and frankly, not hiding anything,

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The Shawshank Redemption

Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption is possibly one of the greatest films ever made – a stunning tale of redemption, humanity and perseverance, I simply can’t recommend it enough. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman’s central performances are incredible, but they’re also bolstered by a very strong supporting case (Gil Bellows, Jeff DeMunn, and others) who flesh out the complex life of this prison and the small mini-society that is built up there.
Darabont’s stately direction turns what could be a nasty, brutish prison film into an elegant statement on the power of the human will

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A sensitive, yet realistic movie about the life and work of a popular Mexican artist, “Frida” tells the story of Frida Kahlo, a young woman who begins to paint after a trolley accident in which she was badly injured, bringing her close to her death. Although she felt the consequences of that accident throughout her life through insupportable pain, she managed to fight death with creativity, internal emotion, passion, inner feelings and talent, becoming a painter. The movie presents some of her works, which indicate a strong style, vivid passion and intense emotions, marked through the use of strong,

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Abstract refers to taking and object as the subject and manipulating it. Abstract’s desired goal of always seeing something new in terms of art and its subject matter (Mathis). This idea can be seen in the painting “The Two Fridas” by Frida Kahlo with its thematic connections including abstract modernism, subjects drawn from influences of society, abstract messages through iconography, and humor. Frida Kahlo gives the viewer in her oil on canvas painting, “The Two Fridas” another look at her personal expression of the inner woman as no other female artist before in her over 200 works. This

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When I first saw the 1931 portrait of Frida and Diego, I was impressed by its symmetry. I’m not talking necessarily about visual symmetry to do with equal sides of a exacting mirror image. I’m speak about the pairing between uneven forms. For me, the portrait is a representation of forged strength. It’s about the whole of the parts that is balanced on strength of a group. Notice that Frida is small. She is light and dainty compared to Diego’s large, sturdy, rectangularity. She is traditional and idle with her shawl and dress, doll-like feet

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Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter born in the small town of Coyoacan. She lived between 1907 and 1954 to a Mexican mother and a German-Jewish father. She is well-known for her Feminist-fuelled paintings and particularly for her self-portraits. Kahlo used these works to help her find her identity which also explains why they are all quite similar. So as to best express herself, Kahlo created her own language of symbols which had its own vocabulary and syntax; and when translated, they reveal a vast amount of insight into her work ethos and meaning. It

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