May Art Blog 2015
Kindergarten: Self Portraits inspired by Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), the artist who painted herself is Mexico's most famous female artist. She painted her self portraits in bright colors, with ribbons and flowers through her thick black braids. She liked to wear her eyebrow to look like the wings of a bird. Frida never smiled in her paintings because she was often in pain. When she was eighteen she was badly hurt in a terrible bus accident. For the rest of her life she suffered from complications from her injuries and often captured her pain and suffering in her paintings. In1929 Frida married the famous artist Diego Rivera. Due to her injuries Frida had to spend a lot of time staying in bed. To pass time she painted. Frida suggested, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best." She had big mirror installed in the canopy over her bed. Frida could look up and see her face. Kindergarten students ...