martes, 25 de noviembre de 2008
BIOGRAPHY
Frida Kahlo from July 6, 1907 to July 13, 1954.
Was a mexican painter, who achieved great international popularity. Many of her works are self-portraits that express her pain.
TRAGEDY
On September 17, of 1925, 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 broken collarbone, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, eleven fractures in her right leg, dislocated right foot and a dislocated shoulder. An iron handrail pierced her abdomen and her uterus, which seriously damaged her reproductive ability.
Although she recovered from her injuries and eventually regained her ability to walk, she suffered all her life. She had thirty-five operations as a result of the accident.
Although she recovered from her injuries and eventually regained her ability to walk, she suffered all her life. She had thirty-five operations as a result of the accident.
CAREER AS A PAINTER
After the accident, Kahlo turned her attention to paint. The accident left her in pain so she painted during her recovery. Kahlo said, "I paint myself because I am often alone and I am the subject I know best." Her works have the characteristic of showing pain.
MARRIAGE
As a young artist, Kahlo met the famous mexican painter, Diego Rivera. He recognized her talent and soon he began a relationship with Frida.
They were married in 1929, but they had many problems.
They were married in 1929, but they had many problems.
HER DEATH AND SICKNESS
Frida Kahlo died on July 13, of 1954, but before her death she wrote in her diary: "I hope the exit is joyful and I hope never to return ".
The official cause of death was given as pulmonary embolism, although some suspected that she died from overdose .
She had been very ill throughout the previous year and her right leg had been amputated because of gangrene.
The official cause of death was given as pulmonary embolism, although some suspected that she died from overdose .
She had been very ill throughout the previous year and her right leg had been amputated because of gangrene.
"THE BLUE HOUSE" MUSEUM
There is a special atmosphere in this place, the house where Frida Kahlo was born, where she lived as an artist married to an artist, and where she spent her last days. Behind these tall blue walls, the artist created a world of her own, and the creative spirit of the famous Latinamerican artist vibrates in the house. Frida’s paintings hang from the walls, and at their side stand those ordinary things that made up the everyday life of this woman, a family, and the friends surrounding the couple Kahlo-Rivera.
The Blue House is mainly that: a house, a place where things tell us a story and invite us to take a walk along its rooms, its corridors, and its patios.The Blue House holds the paintings that made Frida famous: The Two Fridas, Viva la Vida, Frida y la cesárea (Frida and the caesarean section), as well as her bed — guarded by the portraits of Lenin, Stalin, and Mao—, and the easel given to her as a present by Nelson Rockefeller.
We may find the mirrors she used to carefully inspect her own reflection—small mirrors, body-length mirrors, and one that hung from the ceiling on top of her bed—, as well as the painting brushes she used to reinvent herself with. There is the collection of butterflies that bespeak of her love for nature, and then the collection of dresses that betray her womanly vanity.In this house, corsets painfully reminding her tragic life—there are corsets with plaster ornaments, corsets made of leather, and metal corsets—stand in vivid contrast against the gaiety stemming from the kitchen and the dining room. Every object found in these rooms were part of Frida’s intimate world: toys, artcrafts, kitchen tools, jewels, and sometimes these very objects are to be found in the artist’s canvases as well.
The Blue House is mainly that: a house, a place where things tell us a story and invite us to take a walk along its rooms, its corridors, and its patios.The Blue House holds the paintings that made Frida famous: The Two Fridas, Viva la Vida, Frida y la cesárea (Frida and the caesarean section), as well as her bed — guarded by the portraits of Lenin, Stalin, and Mao—, and the easel given to her as a present by Nelson Rockefeller.
We may find the mirrors she used to carefully inspect her own reflection—small mirrors, body-length mirrors, and one that hung from the ceiling on top of her bed—, as well as the painting brushes she used to reinvent herself with. There is the collection of butterflies that bespeak of her love for nature, and then the collection of dresses that betray her womanly vanity.In this house, corsets painfully reminding her tragic life—there are corsets with plaster ornaments, corsets made of leather, and metal corsets—stand in vivid contrast against the gaiety stemming from the kitchen and the dining room. Every object found in these rooms were part of Frida’s intimate world: toys, artcrafts, kitchen tools, jewels, and sometimes these very objects are to be found in the artist’s canvases as well.
COSTS AND EXTRA SERVICES
ADMISSION:
(All fees in Mexican pesos, USD 1.00 = 11.00 pesos):
- $45.00 general public
- $20.00 students
- teachers$5.00
Admission fees include a free visit to the Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli Museum (valid through a one-month period).
Admission is free for children under 6 years of age and people over 60 with a card from the Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores (INAPAM).The price of a guided tour is 350 pesos, reservations must be made by calling in advance.
SERVICES:
Cafeteria ,Guided Tours,Gift Shop, exhibiton of documentary films every hour.
"THE BLUE HOUSE" LOCATION
LOCATION:
Londres 247Col. del Carmen Coyoacán
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:
(55) 5554 5999(55) 5658 5778
VISITS :
Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
The museum will be closed on January 1, February 5, March 21, May 1, September 16, November 20, December 1 , December 24 in the afternoon, December 25, December 31 in the afternoon.
Londres 247Col. del Carmen Coyoacán
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:
(55) 5554 5999(55) 5658 5778
VISITS :
Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
The museum will be closed on January 1, February 5, March 21, May 1, September 16, November 20, December 1 , December 24 in the afternoon, December 25, December 31 in the afternoon.
lunes, 24 de noviembre de 2008
"DIEGO Y YO"
IS A WORK OF 1949, IS CURRENTLY IN EXHIBITION AT THE COLLECTION OF MARY-ANN MARTIN / FINE ARTS IN NEW YORK.
DURING HIS MARRIAGE WITH DIEGO RIVERA, THEY HAD MANY PROBLEMS BECAUSE HE WANTED TO MARRY WITH A MOVIE STAR, BUT FINALLY HE STAYED WITH FRIDA.
THE PAINTING CAME FROM THIS EXPERIENCE.
MOVIES
IN THE YEAR OF 1984 THE MOVIE "FRIDA, NATURE VIVA," APPEARED WITH THE DIRECTION OF PAUL LEDUC .
IN 2002, SALMA HAYEK STARRED IN THE MOVIE "FRIDA",DIRECTED BY JULIE TAYMOR.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808411870/trailer
IN 2002, SALMA HAYEK STARRED IN THE MOVIE "FRIDA",DIRECTED BY JULIE TAYMOR.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808411870/trailer
100 YEARS OF HER BIRTH
IN THE YEAR 2007 , WE CELEBRATED 100 YEARS OF THE BIRTH OF FRIDA, SO IN MEXICO, HER NATIVE COUNTRY, THERE WERE PREPARED EVENTS AND TRIBUTES TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTH. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FESTIVAL NAMED "FRIDA KAHLO 1907-2007" WAS ORGANIZED AT "PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES" WITH 354 PIECES OF OIL PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, WATERCOLORS, LETTERS AND PHOTOS.
FRIDA KAHLO IS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS KNOWN IN THE WORLD.
FRIDA KAHLO IS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS KNOWN IN THE WORLD.
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