PRIGNITZ-PODA Helga.
Frida Kahlo.
Gallimard
Regular price
€35,00
| N° d'inventaire | 25514 |
| Format | 24.5 x 28.5 |
| Détails | 264 p., numerous color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782072960833 |
Frida Kahlo's (1907-1954) oeuvre is sparse. It consists of only 143 paintings, generally small in size, two-thirds of which are self-portraits. This striking narcissism is closely linked to her biography, her country and her time, and her completely eccentric natural gifts. It is not surprising that the great "enigmas" of the 16th century, Hieronymus Bosch and Bruegel the Elder, are among her favorite painters: Frida Kahlo never shows her wounds directly, whether bodily—those caused by accidents and illnesses—or psychological. Her symbolic language is made up of subtle keys; it is rich in metaphors drawn from the depths of almost all the world's cultures. Aztec founding myths, Far Eastern and ancient mythologies, and Catholic popular beliefs mingle with Mexican folklore and the thought of her time, with Marx and Freud. Exotic and explosive, meaningful and vital in their artistic discourse, Frida Kahlo's images are the mirror of a complex and often frightening soul: "My inner truth," she used to say.
Frida Kahlo's (1907-1954) oeuvre is sparse. It consists of only 143 paintings, generally small in size, two-thirds of which are self-portraits. This striking narcissism is closely linked to her biography, her country and her time, and her completely eccentric natural gifts. It is not surprising that the great "enigmas" of the 16th century, Hieronymus Bosch and Bruegel the Elder, are among her favorite painters: Frida Kahlo never shows her wounds directly, whether bodily—those caused by accidents and illnesses—or psychological. Her symbolic language is made up of subtle keys; it is rich in metaphors drawn from the depths of almost all the world's cultures. Aztec founding myths, Far Eastern and ancient mythologies, and Catholic popular beliefs mingle with Mexican folklore and the thought of her time, with Marx and Freud. Exotic and explosive, meaningful and vital in their artistic discourse, Frida Kahlo's images are the mirror of a complex and often frightening soul: "My inner truth," she used to say.