Today I went to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to see a Frida Kahlo exhibition. First of all, I'm embarrassed to say, I always thought she was Spanish. You just don't hear of many Mexican artists, and I never took the time to really discover anything about her. Her life was terribly interesting though, especially her marriages with Diego Rivera. Both of them had fiery tempers and both had issues staying faithful. He had and affair with her younger sister and she had an affair with Leon Trotsky. You can't make this stuff up.
Below is one of my favorite paintings by her. It is called Moses and was painted in 1945. I spent ages looking at it today. It was inspired by one of Freud's essays which connected Ancient Egypt, Moses, and the beginnings of monotheistic religion. See how many people you can identify on it. Larger version
here.
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Yes! Frida. One of the least understood artists. At times, it seems as though her genius was what was keeping her sane.
BTW, the other name for "Moses" is "Nucleus of the Creation". Very powerful. Very philosophical. Very deep.
Overall, the exposition created a much deeper image of Frida Kahlo's persona than did the movie.
Interesting to know.
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