Frida

"I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality". Frida Kahlo.

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Can you answer the following questions in a presentation?

How old was Frida when she died?
What was her full birth name?
When was she born?
What was her nationality?
Who or what is depicted in most of Frida ´s paintings?
Frida began her career as an artist after what?
What artistic movement is she part of?
Add your favorite Frida ´s masterpieces.


She uses a lot of symbols like animals to represent herself
The background in Frida ´s paintings often held special meaning
Let´s create a self portrait using what you have learned. It can be a painting, a drawing or a craft using clay...whatever you want but Use color!
Include the following:
A symbolic background: Frida often used lush vegetation in the background of her portraits to represent her connectedness with nature.

A symbolic animal(s):  Choose an animal that can be used to symbolize you in some way. Frida used pets to represent her surrogate children or to symbolize characteristics like tenderness.

A personal feature: Frida often exaggerated her eyebrows and hair in her artwork. Her hair was a sign of her femininity.

For more information, check:

https://www.fridakahlo.org/
https://www.artdependence.com/articles/symbolism-in-art-frida-kahlo-self-portrait-with-monkey/
https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Frida_Kahlo
https://www.pinterest.es/mommymaestra/frida-kahlo-for-kids/