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"I hope the exit will be happy ... and I hope never come back". F.K.
Frida's relation with death has always intrigued me. She gives the impression of not being afraid of her arrival, she is waiting peacefully. Perhaps, and most likely, this is related to Mexican culture, where death is a symbol of renewal, a chance to start a new life.
In this painting, I represented this peaceful expectation. The veil shows that we do not know what awaits us beyond, but its beauty represents the absence of fear. The scissors that cut the string represent the end of a cycle (life). Smoking refers to Frida's addictions and her health problems. The tree planted in her hand is a symbol of rebirth. The cuttings meanwhile, reminds us that even dead, Frida will not stop being proud of its Mexican origins (roots). Orange, a symbol of unity, of inner harmony, of the union between masculine and feminine, conscious and unconscious, represents a period of fullness. In this case (next to the bones) she feels very well with the idea of death.
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Title: Death
Technique: Acrylic on wood
Size: 50X70cm
"You have never understood who I am: I am love, pleasure, essence. I'm a bitch, a alcoholic, I am tenacious, I am a painter. I'm just who I am. And you, who are you? " F.K.
This naked woman, surrounded by lush vegetation and animals, refers to women who - like Frida - are free. This character for me is very confident and sure of himself, despite the absence of clothing. The black roses represent the fragility and hardness of life. The glass referes to alcoholism, but also to temptations of life, to vices. The reflection in the glass represents the image she has of herself and her habit of looking at himself in the mirror to create his self-portraits. Birds represent the family (the children she always wanted to have) and that she never succeeded. Lemon is a fruit with a sweet and tangy aroma, with a delicate flower, with hard bark and juicy pulp: Moreover reputed to scare evil spirits and this in different cultures. The lemon tree evokes the desire to share in writing its feelings, which Frida often did.
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Title of the work: Love
Technique: Acrylic on wood
Size: 50X70cm
"My night feeds on imaginary echoes. She, she can. Me, I fail. My night is watching me. His eyes are smooth and flowing in every thing. My night would like you to be there to to flow in you too with tenderness." F.K.
I drew a young, beautiful and sensual woman, the empty gaze (blinded by love), surrounded by snakes. The snake is found as a symbol in different traditions; it can symbolize deception and wisdom, the forces of nature, up and down. Gardenias on her head sublimate the feminine beauty. The apple can symbolize good (love, youth, beauty) but also evil (sin, lust, discord) through this famous name of "forbidden fruit". I feel love in the life of Frida as something very contradictory, her relationship with Diego Rivera was vital and very dangerous.
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Title of the work: Love
Technique: Acrylic on wood
Size: 50X70cm
"They tell me surreal, but I am not. I never painted with dreams but my own
reality." F.K.
Frida has always been divided between her admiration by the United States (developed country) and his love for Mexico. Her vision confuses these two very different worlds that are represented in the drawing by the clouds. It also shows that she did not accept being framed in an artistic current (like surrealism) or to make part of the same camp as the "Parisian pseudo-intellectuals ". The door in her throat as well as her men's clothes represent the political commitment, especially as a feminist. She was painting her reality as she felt it (heart), not what she saw. But for her, it was completely real.
Other elements refer to her experience, like changing her initial plan to study the medicine, and her new job as an artist. In the background, we can see NYC / Detroit, where she exposed and also the lost of her child. Beside her, her dog represents his attachment to animals, often described as his only honest company, a source of comfort among the confusion of his life.
Title of the work: The company
Technique: Acrylic on wood
Size: 50X70cm