Artist Statement

Frida Kahlo was born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón on July 6, 1907 in Mexico City. She was widely know for her combination of Realism, Symbolism, Surrealism shown in her works of art. She grew up during the Mexican Revolution which effected her life greatly. I chose Frida for my project because of her courage. Frida went threw many trials and tribulations throughout her life. The Mexican Revolution just being one of them. Kahlo contracted polio at age six, and in 1922 when enrolled in school where she was one of few girls had joined a gang where she witnessed a great deal of violence. In September of 1926, Kahlo was riding in a bus when the vehicle collided with a trolley car. She suffered serious injuries in the accident, including a broken spinal column, a brokencollarbone, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, eleven fractures in her right leg, a crushed and dislocated right foot, and a dislocated shoulder. An iron handrail impaled her abdomen, piercing her uterus, which seriously damaged her reproductive ability. Though she recovered from her injuries and eventually regained her ability to walk, she was plagued by relapses of extreme pain for the remainder of her life. Every move she made was a painful one. Even when she finally fell in love with the famous artist Diego Rivera, there marriage was a stormy one. But she continued to paint, poring out her soul and feelings onto the canvas. She was a very courageous and beautiful souled women who I will always admire.

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