This book traces the extraordinary life of an artist whose unforgettable imagery combined cruelty and wit, honesty and insolence, pain and empowerment. Admired by the Surrealists and photographed by the greatest, Frida was most renowned for her self-portraits and unusual still lives. She learned about suffering at an early age. She contracted polio when she was six and was seriously maimed in a bus accident at the age of eighteen, which led to injuries that affected her for the rest of her life. She had a legendarily turbulent marriage to the great mural painter Diego Rivera, with whom she formed a strong attachment to indigenous Mexican folk art and a deep commitment to Communism.
By:
Christina Burrus Imprint: Thames & Hudson Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 177mm,
Width: 125mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 220g ISBN:9780500301234 ISBN 10: 0500301239 Series:New Horizons Pages: 144 Publication Date:23 June 2008 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Frida Kahlo: 'I Paint my Reality'
'The art of Frida Kahlo is a ribbon around a bomb' - André Breton