Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo Birthday

Today is the birthday Mexican artist Frida Kahlo de Rivera. Google pays tribute to the artist through his Google doodle. It is also known for self-portraits. She once said: “I am writing self-portraits because I am a man, whom I know best.”
Frida Kahlo de Rivera was born July 6, 1907. She died July 13, 1954. She knows the pain and passion, using the intense, bright colors. Her style is “close to folk art” under the influence among others, indigenous cultures of Mexico, the European realism, symbolism and surrealism. Many of her self-portraits. Kahlo was married to Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and communist.

She married the Mexican artist Diego Rivera. Their marriage was stormy often. Kahlo and Rivera had a fiery temper and had numerous extramarital affairs.The openly bisexual Kahlo had affairs with both men and women, including Josephine Baker, Rivera knew and tolerated her relationships with women, but her relationships with men made him jealous .
For its part, Kahlo was furious when she learned that Rivera had an affair with her younger sister, Christina. A couple eventually divorced in November 1939, but married in December 1940. Their second marriage as turbulent as the first. Their living quarters were often separate, although sometimes fitting.

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