Frida Kahlo - A Portrait of a Goddess

Author: He Xi
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Is Frida Kahlo a goddess? In Mexico and the United States, Frida is revered with fervent devotion. What kind of painter was she? A courtesan, a woman whose body was pierced by a bus railing? A woman lying in bed undergoing surgery after surgery, arguing with her burly husband, Rivera, engaging in affairs with both men and women, yet creating works that shock the world? This book is a spiritual biography of Frida, as well as a key to deciphering her paintings—her symbols are all alive, though deliberately cloaked in some surreal illusions. Behind these seemingly bizarre scenes, what kind of blood and tears does her story hide? The author delves into nine aspects—mirrors, necklaces, love, separation, animals and plants, politics, illness, surrealism, and the glory behind Frida—to thoroughly analyze the causes and effects of Frida's paintings. In her paintings, Frida weeps, and the reasons for her pain are explored, as well as the hidden meanings behind the monkeys, ribbons, plant backgrounds, characters, and clothing.