The original paintings of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo are difficult to confuse with the creations of other artists. In many ways, they are autobiographical, because, as she herself said: “I write myself because I spend a lot of time alone and because I am the topic that I know best.” However, the attention of many people is attracted not only by Frida’s paintings, but also by her rich life, which was filled with boundless pain and endless love, incomparable from despair and barely glimmering hope. The portal writes about the most striking facts from the life of the famous Mexican artist AdMe.ru.
The life of Frida Kahlo, from her very birth, can be called full of mysteries. She was born in 1907, although in official documents the artist, being already of a conscious age, changed her year of birth to 1910. Frida wanted to be involved in the Mexican Revolution, which began in 1910 and continued until 1920.
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The girl was not in good health. At the age of 6, she was diagnosed with polio, as a result of which Frida suffered from lameness throughout her life, and also from disproportion of her legs (the right one was a couple of centimeters thinner than the left). She carefully hid the last defect with the help of long skirts, but still she could not avoid ridicule from her peers.
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It has the opportunity to be, it was because of health problems that she decided to become a doctor and entered the Preparatory preparatory school, where she studied with 35 girls and 1965 boys.
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At the age of 18, a turning point came in the life of the future artist: she was in a terrible accident. The numerous injuries received, according to doctors, were incompatible with life.
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Frida was unconscious for several weeks, and when she came to her senses, she immediately asked him to purchase drawing supplies, which was done. He built a unique device for her so that she could write comfortably while lying down, and in addition, he attached a large mirror directly above her daughter. The artist’s first creation after the tragedy was the pencil sketch “Accident.” She admitted more than once that painting gave her strength, and it was thanks to them and her family that she got back on her feet.
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«There have been 2 accidents in my life: one — when the bus crashed into the tram, another — This is Diego». Frida met Diego Rivera several years after the disaster. The aspiring artist decided to show him her works, which the venerable painter rated quite highly. A spark ran between them. The loving couple got married in 1929. She was 22, he — 43. He was ugly, rather plump, but incredibly charming. Their extravagant couple was called: «Elephant and Dove».
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Diego was never known for his fidelity; the artist’s 2 previous marriages fell apart due to his numerous infidelities. The current union was no exception. Frida knew about her husband’s love affairs on the side, but remained silent. Apparently, in place of her husband, she became interested in the disgraced revolutionary Leon Trotsky, who found shelter in their house. According to some information, she had affairs with the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and the Mexican singer Chavela Vargas.
Frida tried several times to carry a child from her beloved man, but all her pregnancies eventually ended in miscarriages. That unfortunate accident was to blame for all this. She poured out all her worries about this on the floor. Her most striking work dedicated to this painful topic was “Henry Ford Hospital.”
After 10 years of marriage, she learned about her husband’s infidelity with her sister Christina and filed for divorce. This event contributed to the painting of «Just a few scratches!». Then she cut off her luxurious long hair and began to dress in pantsuits.
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After a painful break with her husband, Frida Kahlo began to depict herself surrounded by the living. She loved our little brothers very much and kept dogs, monkeys, parrots and pigeons.
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In 1940, the artist began to have serious health problems and was hospitalized. Diego immediately rushed to his beloved and again proposed marriage to her, which she immediately accepted.
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Every year Frida's condition only worsened. She underwent several major surgeries, but they did not provide any improvement. In 1953, due to gangrene, her leg had to be amputated. In the same year, her personal exhibition in Mexico opened, to which the main character was transported directly on a bed.
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Anticipating her death, she wrote in her diary: “I hope that my departure will be successful and I will not return again.” Frida Kahlo's last work was the life-affirming and vibrant painting Viva La Vida («Long Live Life!»).
The artist died in July 1954 from pneumonia. In 1955, a museum was opened in the house where Frida lived, where fans of her work flock to this day.
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The creative heritage of the Mexican artist is over 150 paintings. She attached great importance to her self-portraits, many of which describe her difficult life, filled with constant pain, better than any words. How, in particular, the cult painting “Broken Spine”, which, by the way, inspired Jean-Paul Gfromier to create a costume for the heroine Milla Jovovich in “The Fifth Element”.
They make films about her, one of the brightest — «Frida» with Salma Hayek in the title role, they write books and even dedicate musical works to her. The multifaceted personality of this artist leaves no one indifferent even now.