artist frida kahlo is well known for her self - portraits.
artist frida kahlo is well known for her self - portraits.
artist frida kahlo is well known for her?
self - portraits
during the 1920s and the 1930s and the great depression, surrealism, late cubism, the bauhaus, de stijl, dada, german expressionism, expressionism, and modernist and masterful color painters like henri matisse and pierre bonnard characterized the european art scene. in germany max beckmann, otto dix, george grosz and others politicized their paintings, foreshadowing the coming of world war ii. while in america american scene painting and the social realism and regionalism movements that contained both political and social commentary dominated the art world. artists like ben shahn, thomas hart benton, grant wood, george tooker, john steuart curry, reginald marsh, and others became prominent. in latin america besides the uruguayan painter joaquín torres garcía and rufino tamayo from mexico, the muralist movement with diego rivera, david siqueiros, josé orozco, pedro nel gómez and santiago martinez delgado and the symbolist paintings by frida kahlo began a renaissance of the arts for the region, with a use of color and historic, and political messages. frida kahlo's symbolist works also relate strongly to surrealism and to the magic realism movement in literature. the psychological drama in many of kahlo's self portraits (above) underscore the vitality and relevance of her paintings to artists in the 21st century.
history of painting
the frida kahlo museum (spanish: "museo frida kahlo"), also known as the blue house ("la casa azul") for the structure's cobalt-blue walls, is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of mexican artist frida kahlo. it is located in the colonia del carmen neighborhood of coyoacán in mexico city. the building was kahlo's birthplace, the home where she grew up, lived with her husband diego rivera for a number of years, and where she later died in a room on the upper floor. in 1958, diego rivera donated the home and its contents in order to turn it into a museum in frida's honor.
frida kahlo museum