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Frida Kahlo has had a very interesting and unusual life which influenced her painting style. At the age of six she was diagnosed with polio which made her legs fragile; and in her early teen years she was in a traffic accident that caused her to be in a body cast and pain for much of her life. While she was bed ridden she started seriously painting. She asked a famous artist Diego Rivera to review her artwork. He started working closely with her as a partner and critique and later their friendship blossomed into a relationship. Frida Kahlo’s art is symbolic of her life events. Frida’s art can be best summarized as surrealism. According to surrealism.org “Surrealism style uses visual imagery from the subconscious mind to create art without the intention of logical comprehensibility.” She produced about 150 paintings of which 55 of those were self portraits. According to Fridakahlo.com, Frida stated “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.” Frida Kahlo has her own art museum in Mexico City where she lived her entire life.
By Western28