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    polio which is a highly contagious viral infection that can lead to paralysis, breathing problems, or even death. (Crosta 1) Due to polio she was bedridden for 9 months. Frida attended the National Preparatory School where she first noticed Diego Rivera who is a famous muralist. At this time she fell in love with another man Alejandro Gomez Arias. She and Alejandro were on a trip when a monumental moment happened which will change her life forever…. (Frida Kahlo Biography 1) During their travel

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    Angela Godoy Instructor Betsy Lohrer Hall Curiosity Project Art 300, Mon 1PM 11/30/2015 Frida Kahlo Tragedy, a crippling experience many people endure in life, yet some give up and the courageous few fight back. Frida Kahlo exemplifies the strength required to express oneself openly and boldly, sharing her painful life through paintings. Kahlo is one of the most famous female painters from Mexico and is known for her mutilating, heartbreaking and courageous self-portraits of her life

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    Exploration of Myself as a Learner I went to Strath Haven, a public high school in a fairly wealthy suburb of Philadelphia. Because my school district was academically successful and did not suffer financially, I was able to enjoy many perks that other schools have been forced to cut such as a rich arts program and myriad electives. In addition to an honors track, Strath Haven offers many Advanced Placement courses and allows students to take classes at nearby Swarthmore College. In high school

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    As a creative-minded person, I enjoy viewing the world through all its visual aspects. Whether the things I notice are inanimate objects or breathing beings, I take locations, mediums, and other minute details into consideration when committing them to memory. I think as an up and coming media artist it is important to utilize your surroundings with your creations. The details that I notice may inspire me in my own personal works as well as those that I create for others. Everyday experiences influence

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    focuses on her desire to provide for her family, which she hopes to accomplish through painting. She marries Rivera out of love not duty. Kahlo also refuses to submit to her husband 's every demand. She refuses to let Rivera’s ex-wife encroach on her home life when she cooks for Rivera. Before her marriage, Frida demanded loyalty from her husband and has the courage to separate from Rivera after his affair with Cristina. The usual role of a wife is to listen and obey her husband even when he at fault

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    sadness. She was one of the most influential artists of her time, especially in the Mexican community.. The most important aspects of her life were her multicultural background, her tragic accident she survived as a teen, her relationship with Diego Rivera, her death, and her face as a product. Frida Kahlo was born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, July 6th, 1907, in Coyoacan, Mexico. Her mother, Matilde Calderon y Gonzalez, was of indigenous and Spanish descent. Her father, Wilhelm Kahlo, was

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    “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.” Known as one of the most influential Latin American artist’s Frida Kahlo was a female Mexican painter, recognized for her elaborate Mexican dress and detailed self-portraits. Suffering through many struggles and tragedies in the beginning stages in her life, including an almost fatal bus crash and polio at the age of six. Events lead to her often being alone, this lead to her painting herself, as she was who

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    The complex web of cultural determinations and predefined ideological system are predominant in the lives of the female characters named Tita, Gertrudis, and Frida Kahlo in the movies Like Water for Chocolate and Frida. Furthermore, throughout history, the development of female idealizations and norms, which powerfully influences the behavior of women throughout society, has derived from a masculine structure that is imposed onto the female gender. Although this is still prevalent in modern culture

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    Frida Kahlo's Influence Frida Kahlo's influence still lingers around the world. Even with Frida dead for almost two decades, she is still celebrated and thought of as an idol. Frida Kahlo was an artist in many different ways. Besides Frida's incredible talent to paint surrealist thoughts and emotions on canvas, she also was and artist in her mind and body. Frida's attire of traditional Mexican clothing, which consisted of long, colorful dresses and exotic jewelry, and her thick connection

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    In the 1920’s he was a successful artist and teacher but with the rise of Hitler and Nazism his work and art was rejected. He fled Germany for Amsterdam and after the war moved to the United States. During all this upheaval and persecution Beckman continued to work. He was prodigious and his output was considerable. He was in all the major institutions in Germany . Beckman was a critic of Nazism and the fascist regime. His images criticized the use of propaganda Beckman used a very forceful imagery

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