Sunday, July 5, 2020
Frida Kahlo (born 6th. July 1907)
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) était une peintresse mexicaine dont les oeuvres - principalement des auto-portraits - questionnent sur nos rapports à l’identité, le corps et la mort.
They thought I was a surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality”
Ses représentations sans complaisance de son propre corps - jeune, elle avait eu un accident causé par un tramway - et son style artistique inhabituel ont fait d’elle une icone féministe des temps modernes. Pour cet anniversaire de Frida Kahlo, regardez ces dessins d’élèves sur Instagram.
Le saviez vous ?
Frida était née le 6 juillet mais elle insistait pour avoir son anniversaire le 7 juillet car c’est aussi la date d’anniversaire de la révolution mexicaine.
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was a Mexican painter whose works - mainly self-portraits - question our relationships with identity, the body and death.
They thought I was a surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality “
Her uncompromising portrayals of her own body - young, she had a tramway accident - and her unusual artistic style have made her a modern feminist icon. For Frida Khalo’s birthday, check out these student drawings on Instagram.
Did you know ?
Frida was born on July 6 but insisted on having her birthday on July 7 because it is also the anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.
