The Two Fridas, by Frida Kahlo
Remake of The Two Fridas, by Claire Ball
The Two Fridas (Los Dos Fridas) was created in 1939 as an oil on canvas self-portrait by Frida Kahlo. This portrait was done during her divorce with Diego Rivera. Which had a lot to do with her mental state and identity transition. In this portrait she has an identical twin but their attire and detail on the attire are different. The physical state of them both are different as well. The portrait expresses the complexity she and perhaps other women experienced in that era. One is dressed in traditional white and also weaker, which we know by the open heart and leaking artery. The other is stronger, more modern, a closed heart, and as stated in Khan Academy a photo of her ex-husband. Perhaps representing the past.
Two types of analysis used in this piece are feminist and Psychological. Feminist because the difference in the two Fridas and what they represent as a women. One more traditional and domestic and the other freer will in tribal attire. Depicting what was and the desire to be for a lot of other women in that era. Psychological analysis was another used because of her recent divorce during the time as stated in both sources. Knowing that information helps with understanding the two personalities shown as well as the detail. Like the torn scared leaking heart, and the picture of her ex-husband for example.
I enjoyed learning about the piece. Learning who she was and the time frame in her life when this piece was created helped understand the piece better and her thought process in some of the details picked.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/later-europe-and-americas/modernity-ap/a/kahlo-the-two-fridas-las-dos-fridas
http://www.fridakahlo.org/the-two-fridas.jsp
Contemplative evaluation of the original work, however, you were asked to create your own remake – you were not allowed to find/share someone else’s work in place of your own. That said – any points are better than none and I enjoyed your thoughts about the work.
I thought that those two people are men in the original art work “The Two Fridas” at the first time, but now I learned they are women!
Very interesting! The story behind it is interesting also. I would never think to analyze it that way from just looking at it.
The story behinds this artwork so sad. Personally, I always think that if a heart has been hurt once, it will never be able to heal the scar anymore. It is like a broken glass. Even though you try to make it looks the same one, it still has a broken line.
very interesting remake. Love the fashion on the art work.