ARTIST OF THE DAY: FRIEDA KAHLO

ABOUT FRIEDA KAHLO

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Wikipedia

BornJuly 6, 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico

DiedJuly 13, 1954, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico

On viewMuseo Dolores Olmedo, The Museum of Modern Art, DIA

PeriodsNaïve artModern artSurrealismMagical RealismSymbolismNaturalismPrimitivismSocial realismCubism

SpouseDiego Rivera (m. 1940–1954), Diego Rivera (m. 1929–1939)

SiblingsCristina Kahlo, Margarita Kahlo Cardena

SOURCE: WKIKPEDIA

QUOTE BY FRIEDA KAHLO

“Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?” – Frida Kahlo

“Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.” – Frida Kahlo

WHAT I WISH FOR YOU TODAY

FLY!