Homework

Kahlo painted about seventy self-portraits. The self-portraits demonstrate in her face her feelings of love, loss and passion for those whom she loves. She is thought to be one of the leading female painters of her time because she had no reservations about painting her reality.

Express who you are by producing a self portrait. Use any method you want. It could be a drawing, photo even a Dadaist 'ready-made'.

E-mail me your work summerfield125@gmail.com

Optional Viewing

If you want to know more about Frida watch these videos:

This explanation is much better than my video and it's only 4 minutes long AND it has subtitles!!!

Here are some clips from 'Frida' the movie.

Frida Kahlo is played by Salma Hayek. Ironically, you may notice that she didn't quite have the same facial hair! Frida is on the left. Salma Hayek is on the right!

The Bus Crash

Trip to New York

The Two Fridas

Her Final Exhibition. Frida was sick and the doctors didn't want her to go the the exhibition.

Her Death