Frida Kahlo's Contemporarians by FIT Online Learning https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d Find a historical figure who might have met or worked with Frida Kahlo during her life time. Add that figure's art work or photograph and discuss their relationship. If you could related this figure to works available at the Brooklyn Museum, it would have been better. Who was Frida's dress maker for example? Did Friday make her own dress? Was it her mother? en-us 2019-03-23 12:13:44 UTC 2025-04-09 18:00:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Optimplaces.png Kyunghee Pyun fitonline1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/344448059 Frida Kahlo is the most important in her life. ]]> 2019-03-23 12:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/344448059 Kyunghee Pyun fitonline1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/344448179 Diego Rivera was an influential figure in her life.
Other people can also talk about him. Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were living in New York while Rivera was painting murals at the Rockefeller Center. However, I do not like the way a woman artist is mentioned or discussed in the context of her husband, usually a better known artist. In Friday Kahlo's case, she was successful increasing her visibility and presence in spite of her debilitating health. 

]]> 2019-03-23 12:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/344448179 Yaya Yu chewngi_yu1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/348758317 Guillermo Kahlo was an influential figure in Frida Kahlo’s life. Frida’s father, Guillermo was a photographer which probably exposed Frida to art from a young age. Growing up, both her parents were very sick and Frida also became very ill after contacting polio at just the age of 6. Due to her illness, she did not interact with many people and often stayed at home. Although she grew up to be an introvert, her father taught her a lot in life such as literature and sports. At home, Guillermo taught her about photography and painting. I think Guillermo is responsible for training Frida’s eye. Much like the discussion of nature vs nurture, Guillermo’s raised Frida in an environment with so much exposure to art that it was almost impossible for her to not become an artist.]]> 2019-04-05 00:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/348758317 ShinYoung Jung c249e2fbcb2c452b9aef25ec296892d4_72039_1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349000063 Self Portrait as a Tehuana by Frida Kahlo, 1943, Oil on hardboard.
This self-portrait shows clearly of her love towards her husband Diego. In the picture, she drew mini portrait of him on her forehead. I believe it tells us that she would share her fate with Diego.
She is also in dress called Tehuana which is  Mexican traditional costume Diego was obsessed for. 
For me, her calm and sad eyes are telling something that she was having tragic love. ]]> 2019-04-05 16:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349000063 Margaux Medwin margaux_medwin https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349087891 Frida Kahlo, The Broken Column, 1944. Oil on Masonite. 15.7 in x 12.0 in.
The painting of the Broken Column represent the pain and suffering of her back spine. During her school time, after when she was in a traffic accident she was injured and she had been recovering in the hospital for like a month. In 1944, Frida had gone to surgery to fix her back spine. I think the painting kind of present the situation of her health condition were very challenging. Like with my disability situation in reality is also challenging.  
But while Frida was working on her paintings it keeps her strong. Just like when I'm drawing and painting it keeps me strong and focus.]]> 2019-04-05 21:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349087891 Isabel Jimenez https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349147975 Frida Kahlo is one of my favorite artist,  not only because we share the same nationality but because I think she was ahead of her time and very brave to freely express her ideas at a time and place where being a feminist wasn’t the easiest route to take. Frida was a socialist during her teen years and later became a communist in her 20s. Throughout her career she traveled a lot alongside her husband Diego Rivera, including a stay in NYC while Diego was commissioned a mural at Rockefeller Plaza. A historical figure that was very important for her and her work was Andre Breton, who was one of the most important artist of Surrealism movement. Frida went on to have an affair with Brenton, and this relationship inspired Frida’s works as well. Another important part of Frida’s life and art was her garnments that were both inspired by her western and indigenous background (her father was German-Hungarian and her mom was Spanish Meztizo). She used her fashion to highlight her leftist political ideas, for example using the traditional “rebozo” (long shawl) in her everyday wear, and intertwined in her hair. The rebozo was a traditional piece of clothing worn by mexican women during the revolution, which they used to hide guns to overthrow the government. ]]> 2019-04-06 13:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349147975 Melissa Portillo melissa_portillo1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349180004 For me Frida Kahlo is one of my biggest inspirations. She had suffered many hardships in her life from her crippling car accident to her miscarriage. The similarity that all of her hardships share is that she used her pain in her work to create breathtaking stories about her life, since she was her own muse. I feel that Diego Rivera was the most influential person in her life and artwork style. Their romantic relationship was complicated filled with infidelity and it’s sometime open status. She is quoted to have said “I have suffered two serious accidents in my life. One in which a streetcar ran over me … The other accident is Diego”. Because Diego was already an established artist when they met he is in my opinion the main reason her artwork received all the exposure it did and allowed her to become a respected artist, activist, political and fashion figure during her lifetime. This artwork displays the way she felt about her divorce with her husband Diego Rivera. This artwork that features a double self portrait expresses the solemn feelings she felt about their separation and her before and after her relationship and how deeply he influenced her life and allowed her to flourish into this cultural icon. 
Frida Kahlo – The Two Fridas, 1939

]]> 2019-04-06 19:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349180004 Laura Onuska laura_onuska https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349286350 Frida Kahlo was an artist influenced by her Latin American heritage who is famously known by her self portraits and the celebration of her depiction of the female body. In 1945 Don Jose Domingo Lavin challenged Kahlo to read and visual create her interpretation of the book, Moses and Monotheism by Sigmund Freud. Lavin was an engineer and friend with Kahlo, she had painted a portrait of his wife before this piece was commissioned. The oil on masonite painting also called “The Nucleus Creation” is a masterpiece which won Frida Kahlo second at an art exhibition held in Mexico. This piece is complex yet has a constructed balance of weight within the illustration. In the middle is a fetus represented as a symbol of love and below it is a baby depicted as Moses with a third eye. If you are familiar with Kahlo’s style she has depicted Diego Rivera, her husband, with a third eye in her other works. After the completion of this painting she reflects on her work and states that she only read the book through once, painted, then read it again and realized her portrayal may have been misrepresented. Interestingly, she felt it necessary to symbolize her husband whom she often used as a muse for her artistry from their suffering marriages. Rivera was also a fine artist based in Mexico sharing a similar aesthetic with Kahlo. Love and pain are recurring themes in her works when including Diego Rivera. In accordance to her vibrant use of colors and emotion Frida valued passion and joy which correlate with her heritage. I can’t imagine the hardships and brokenness she felt through marriage twice and his betrayal with her sister. In response to her body of work she was a very emotional and mindful artist whom I respect and appreciate.]]> 2019-04-07 19:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349286350 Emma Avital emma_avital https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349331181 2019-04-08 01:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349331181 Katty Liang katty_liangfeng1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349333137 Kahlo's was very  interested in politics and art. those led her to the next stage of her life. In 1927, when she joined the Mexican communist party she met the Mexican artist Diego Rivera and later got married in 1928.  Kahlo spent the late 1920s and early 1930s she travelled to Mexico and the United States with Rivera. During this time, she created her artistic style, her main inspiration from Mexican folk culture and painted  small self-portraits which combine elements from pre-Columbian and catholic mythology.
Her paintings raised the interest of Surrealist artist Andres Breton , who arranged for Kahlo's first solo exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery New York in 1938. ]]> 2019-04-08 01:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349333137 Jinwoo Oh jinwoo_oh https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349358502 Self Portrait as a Tehuana, 1943 by Frida Kahlo

Firda loved her husband, Diego Rivera, who always betrayed her. This painting was painted when they divorced. This painting is also known as “Thinking of Diego”. She is wearing Mexican traditional Tehuana costume that Diego River liked. There is also Diego’s portrait above her eyebrows showing that she loves him obsessively.

]]> 2019-04-08 04:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349358502 Emma Avital emma_avital https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349545693 Frida Kahlo's friends 

Dorothea Lange granted the younger artist an enduring gift: an introduction to a man who would become her lifelong physician and trusted friend, respected thoracic surgeon Dr. Leo Eloesser.

]]> 2019-04-08 15:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349545693 David Matlock https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349640699 For this assignment I decided to look across the ocean to Europe, specifically France, where Frida travelled to Paris in 1938 for an exhibit that was to include some of her work. The exhibit was initially being managed by André Breton, and so she interacted a lot with him and other French surrealists like Marcel Duchamp. Apparently she was quite unhappy with the way he managed the exhibit, calling him an "old cockroach" in a letter to some friends. (Some more details of her trip are in this article.)

But the artist whose work I wanted to share is

Elsa Schiaparelli, who was an Italian fashion designer living in France at the time. When Frida visited Paris, Elsa unveiled a dress she had designed in her honor that was inspired by Frida's own dresses. I wasn't able to find any more information regarding whether or not Frida and Elsa interacted much beyond the presentation of the dress, but I thought it was an interesting example of how Frida's iconic fashion choices had such influence in international fashion circles, even as far as Europe.

Schiaparelli titled the dress "La Robe Madame Riviera," clearly indicating the source of her inspiration. While the dress is gorgeous and colorful, I can't help but feel like it's somewhat more subdued than Frida's own style. But it serves as an example for how enamored France was with her at the time.



]]> 2019-04-08 17:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349640699 Dingjie Zhuo https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349679891 The famous Mexican painter Diogo Rivera was an influential figure in her life. they admired each other's talent and were married in 1929, despite the disapproval of Frida's mother.
by searching online I learned that their marriage often was tumultuous. Notoriously, both Kahlo and Rivera had fiery temperaments and both had numerous extramarital affairs. The openly bisexual Kahlo had affairs with both men (including Leon Trotsky) and women; Rivera knew of and tolerated her relationships with women, but her relationships with men made him jealous. For her part, Kahlo became outraged when she learned that Rivera had an affair with her younger sister, Cristina. The couple eventually divorced, but remarried in 1940. Their second marriage was as turbulent as the first. Their living quarters often were separate, although sometimes adjacent.]]> 2019-04-08 19:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349679891 Sophie Layton https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349695078 Heinz Berggruen, currently residing in Berlin is a jew who escaped Germany just before world war 2 and headed to San Francisco where he got a job looking after Diego Rivera who was in San Francisco painting a mural. Berggruen could communicate and translate spanish and french which was the reason for his hire. Bergguren was later introduced to Frida Kahlo through Rivera as they were married. After this introduction, Bergguren and Kahol ran away together to live in New York after a month long affair. She later returned to Rivera and Bergguren and Kahol never saw each other again. After WW2 Berggruen went to Paris and became one of the citoes leading art dealers for almost 50 years, mostly trading Picassos work.]]> 2019-04-08 19:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349695078 Madison Heitner https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349723845 One person who Frida worked with for a while was Andre Breton, with his help, and Marcel Duchamp's help, she was able to get her work into an exhibition. Andre had to argue with the gallery to allow all her work to be shown as they thought most of it were too shocking for audiences. Although Frida's exhibition wasn't too popular, it did catch the attention of the Louvre, and they purchased The Fame, making her the first Mexican artist in their collection.
In regards to Frida's dresses, they were created by her in a way to represent who she was. Frida's family was westernized but she still had a very strong sense of Mexican pride and even joined the Mexican Communist Party, this also reflected in her clothing as it was a mix between traditional Mexican and European style. Through her clothing she was able to show her support of the indigenous people as well as her support of the left. Frida also often wore a rebozo scarf which was commonly worn by the women of the Mexican revolution. Wearing the scarf also represented Frida's feminist and nationalistic pride. 
Cotton Huipil with machine embroidered chain stitch; printed cotton skirt with embroidery and holan. ]]> 2019-04-08 21:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349723845 Peter Choi https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349773066 Frieda Kahlo, was an influential artists from Mexico. Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist. From her family home in Coyoacan, La casa Azul. Disabled by polio as a child, her interests in politics and art led her to join the Mexican communist party. While communism has a negative connotation to it, some of the basic ideas founded by Karl Marx aren't terrible. Too much power held by the few, creates a capitalistic structure that takes advantage of the masses and the environments that can't fight for themselves. But communism and marxism creates communist parties like Kim Jong il, Stalin, Fidel Castro, etc. Which also leads to unhealthy leadership and complete dominance. Finding a balance creates harmony and equality. Kahlo, focusing on Mexican nationalism, was able to meet Jose Clemente Orozco, who was a painter and muralist, who focused on political causes of peasants and workers. Which coincides with Kahlo's political beliefs and Mexican nationalism. Which probably led a lot of influence in the way each others helps promote these political causes.]]> 2019-04-09 02:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/349773066 Amreen Islam amreen_islam https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/351519212 One person who influenced the art and life of Frida Kahlo washer husband, Diego Riveria]]> 2019-04-14 23:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/351519212 Yuelin Wu https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/353606449 Frieda Kahlo grew up in a unhappy family. And marriage means a lot to her. She joined Mexican Communist party during university, and at there she met Diego Rivera, who is wealthy and also interested in art. Frieda Kahlo asked him whether she can be an artiest and showed her work to him. he was so impressed by her art pieces and said ""an unusual energy of expression, precise delineation of character, and true severity ... They had a fundamental plastic honesty, and an artistic personality of their own ... It was obvious to me that this girl was an authentic artist". They married very quickly, but their age and appearance difference made the society didn't really apperaciate their marriAge. moved to Cuernavaca , where he had been commissioned to paint murals for the Palace of Cortes. her husband had a lot of influence of her artistic career, he support her, and also the person who admitted her art pieces at very beginning. ]]> 2019-04-24 03:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/353606449 Xuruyi Xu https://padlet.com/fitonline1/mniwm5cgpo6d/wish/354314064 An artist that could have potentially worked with Frida could be Jose Clemente. Although they have different styles of work, they share a similar message about their time period and culture. Both artists worked through difficult times in their life through personal injury and pain which they express in their work. Frida used color and Mexican culture to express herself in her work and fashion. Similarly Clemente used inspiration from the Mexican revolution and pain  that it caused people around him to fuel his mural’s. Frida painted her works to protest pro-capitalist ideals because she was communist eventually also using her fashion to display similar messages about her disability and life. She mixed different cultures into her fashion while combining her Mexican and Mayan roots with other foreign cultures from Europe.





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