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Frida Kahlo

                             FRIDA KAHLO

   About a month ago I was was in Poznań at an exhibition of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. I really enjoyed it and that's why I decided to write about them. Not without a purpose they were shown togther, they were married and both were artists from Mexico.

 Frida Kahlo (actually Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón) was born on 6th of July 1907 in Cayoacan. When she was only 18 she was a victim of a communication accident and she was badly injured. She had her spine, collarbone, ribs, pelvis and a lot of other bones broken. Because of that she couldn't move her legs and have children. During her life she had about 35 operations for her leg and spine. She tried having a baby 3 times but unfortunately she didn't make it.
  After the accident, she spent 3 months lying in her bed and then she started to paint. Usually it was her family member's portaits. After she finally tought herself how to walk again, she showed her works to Diego, who was already known in Mexico as a great artist. He noticed her talent and supported her in painting through her whole life . 

   In her paintings there is a lot of pain, fisical and psychical. Her husband Diego was known for his independence in marriage and he often cheated on her. That's why she used to say: "In my life I experienced two accidents. One is the bus that broke me, the second is Diego. Diego was, by far, the worst"

 She used a lot of bright colours and she simplified objects, so they didn't have many details. There are a lot of symbols of feminism and indian culture. She used to be very politically active, she fighted for woman's rights and supported Diego in his cummunist opinions.  Some people say that she was a surrealistic painter but she used to say:
"Everyone thinks I'm a surrealist but I am not. I never paint dreams or dreamnightmares. I paint my own reality."
   Because of a lot of Diego's love affairs, he even romanced with Frida's sister, and fights they got divorced in 1939 but in 1940 they got married again. During her lasts years of life her health was getting worse, she had to move on a wheelchair and had 5 more operations on her spine. She died in 1954 and know her works can be seen in "Blue house" where she lived.

Sources:
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo
http://cytatyiwiersze.blox.pl/2011/11/FRIDA-KAHLO.html

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