Essays on Mexican Culture

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an artist who emerged from New York as a street-smart and gritty graffiti artist who grew to become an internationally known artist whose artworks grace the circuits of international art galleries. His rise from a street graffiti artist to one of the world’s most celebrated artists was meteoric. On the other hand, Diego Rivera mastered the art of creating visual images that helped him express his beliefs and ideas. His work focused on defining his life and Mexican culture through his writings and art. Diego’s art served both political and artistic purposes. During his ...

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Frida Kahlo is a name that is associated with physical and emotional pain. The famous Mexican painter is well known for her self-portraits. The paper takes two of her artworks, her “Self Portrait with Loose Hair” and “A Few Small Nips” and discusses as to why they are important works to display in an exhibition. Her artworks reflect her pain and despite her limited mobility, the determined artist continued to paint. The essay offers a full explanation of the significance of her works giving historical context for understanding the artist and her work. Her canvases show her affinity for ...

Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist, was born on in the house of her parents, known as Casa Azul – the Blue House – in town Coyoacan, the suburb of Mexico City. Her father - Wilhelm Kahlo – had German roots, moved to Mexico in his early age. Her mother, Matilde Calderon y Gonzalez had mixed Spanish and Indian roots. At the age of six, she has contracted the polio, which has made her to stay in bed for nine months. This disease has made her right leg and foot grow much thinner than her left one. She had to limp after the ...