The Work of Frida Kahlo Essay -- Self Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trots

The acidulate of Frida Kahlo often denominate and defined as womens liberationist art continues to describe and establish what womens liberationist art is. Wife of the well kn consume and highly regarded Diego Rivera, Frida struggled to become an artist in her own right. Her extremely passionate love for and devotion to her conserve manifested itself in an un regular manner in their already unconventional and odd marriage. However it is partly this obsession with Diego that helped motivate her own success as a feminist artist. Her passionate governmental and revolutionary spirit resonates in the subjects of her paintings as she herself states, I want my work to be a part to the struggle of the people for peace and liberty. (Herrera p.263). She confronts her pain and suffering and openly exposes herself in her work. Essentially Kahlos work includes and encompasses all of the theories and themes discussed in Art History 466. inconvenience oneself and suffering, active po litical and social awareness are bring in in her paintings, and most importantly an acute awareness of the power of the feminine and of feminist art is prevalent as well. The passionate, seductive and exotic nature of Fridas work is used combined with humor, pain and endless emotion emphatically stating her awareness of the power she as a woman and an artist possessed, despite her for sure and undeniable insecurities, frustrations and suffering. She utilized these attributes to her advantage in producing some of the most awful works unarguably and undisputably renowned for their aesthetic and intellectual superiority.Despite its sign appearance of a simple image lacking the usual unrealistic qualities of Fridas work, her Self Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky is saturated in sensuality and arcanum demanding further investigation. With her directed, seductive gaze Frida holds a private conversation with Leon as she presents herself as a gift to him. In her biography on Kah lo, Hayden Herrera notes Frida was flattered to be loved by the Great Russian, fascinated by his mind and locomote by his desire. Frida was delighted to have an affair with Trotsky (Herrera p.212). Kahlos portrait, while presenting a comparatively small image, is monumentalized by the saturation of passion and emotion that she shares with Trotsky. The portrait, lacking the usual bloody and shocking imagery often seen in Kahlos work, is not di... ... many times of ill health in Fridas life coincided with times she tangle more alone, depressed, upset and helpless as a result of present occuances. Thus, even Frida herself could not deny the effect Trotsky had on her and her life, as to boot evidenced in the monumental qualities of her image peaking out from Behind the Curtains. through with(predicate) her portrait Frida is saying thank you while still teasing her power lover with her seductive irresistible image. She is acknowledging Trotskyss effect soon to be tangle as th e bomb, being Frida, bursts through the ribbon. The ribbon is the pain and suffering, the limitations and frustrations caused by Diego. The ribbon represents a Frida truly becoming an artist in her own right. She, of course, realizes the role Trotsky played in this revelation as evidenced in the Self Portrait she presented to him on the seventh of November, 1937, with love. With girlish fascination Frida flirted with the political idol only to find it was she to be admired and idolized. Kahlo combats the struggle of a woman presenting herself as if announcing, Yes, I am to be looked at, to be noticed, to be remembered and to be fantasized