Frida Karlo Essay - 757 Words

Frida Kahlo Frida Karlos life began and ended in Mexico City, in her home known as the Blue House. She claimed that her birthdate was July 7,1910, but her birth certificate shows that it was July 6,1907. This is just one of the many lies Frida told about her life. At age 6, Frida was stricken with polio, which caused her right leg to appear much thinner than the other. It was to remain that way permanently. When Frida entered high school she was a tomboy full of mischief who became the ringleader of a rebellious group of mainly boys that continually caused trouble in the National Preparatory School. This group pulled many pranks, mainly on professors. On September 17, 1925, at about age†¦show more content†¦Once she was out and about after her accident, a close friend introduced Frida to the artistic crowd of Mexico, which included Tina Modotti (well known photographer,actress, and communist) and Diego Rivera (her future husband). Diego and Frida were married on August 21,1929. Their marriage consisted of love, affairs with other people, creative bonding, hate, and a divorce in 1940 that lasted only for one year. Their marriage has been called the union between an elephant and a dove, because Diego Rivera was huge and very fat, and Frida was small (a little over 5 feet) and slender. Despite Diegos affairs with other women (one was with Fridas sister), he helped in many ways. He suggested to Frida that she should begin wearing the traditional Mexican clothing, which consisted of long, colourful dresses and exotic jewellery. This, along with Fridas thick, connecting eyebrows, became her trademark. He also loved her work and was her greatest admirer. Frida, in turn, was Diegos most trusted critic, and the love of his life. Frida let out all of her emotions on a canvas. She painted her anger and hurt over her stormy marriage, the painful miscarriages, and the physical suffering she underwent because of the accident. Frida, despite all of the hurt in her life, was an outgoing person whose vocabulary was filledShow MoreRelatedEssay on Diego Rivera461 Words   |  2 Pagesand in the National Agricultural School in Chapingo. Rivera was an active member of the Mexican Communist party , and he painted murals in the National Palace , Mexico City 1929, and the Palace Cortes , Cuernavaca1930 .In 1929 Riviera married Frida Karlo who is now considered to have been a leading 20th century Mexican painter. I think what I like the most the murals that he painted I liked how he drew the Indian people their faces the scenery , the palace and his style. Rivieras murals are