Masterpieces

Masterpieces - Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo is known worldwide as one of the most revolutionary Latin American artists. When she was seventeen, Kahlo was involved in a near fatal bus accident. Due to the grave injuries she suffered in the accident, she had to undergo 35 operations in her life, bear with relapses of extreme pain and could not have children. Kahlo is famous for her self-portraits which often incorporate symbolic portrayals of physical and psychological wounds. Here are 10 of her most famous paintings. Family Tree was created when Hitler and Nazi Germany were on the rise. Through this artwork Kahlo proudly represents her mixed heritage at a time when Hitler outlawed interracial marriages. Frida stands in the middle with her Mexican mother and German born, supposedly Jewish, father behind her. She has also depicted herself in her mother’s womb. Her maternal grandparents are on the left above the mountainous Mexican landscape while she painted her paternal grandparents above the ocean, indicating their European origins.