Frida Kahlo 1907 - 1954
As a person, she persevered through physical trauma that left her bedridden.
Her pain and suffering reflected in the art she produced. But in those portrayals of her life, she became one of the most popular artists in history.
When Frida was 18 years old, a bus accident nearly ended her life. The injuries she sustained were severe and painful. Frida eventually regained her ability to walk after some time, but was crippled by sudden amounts of pain that would keep her bound to a hospital bed or in a bed at her home. While spending many days in body casts after recovering from multiple surgeries, Frida began to spend her time painting.
She began by painting herself, mainly because it was a single subject that she knew best. Of her 143 paintings she made in her life, 55 of them are self-portraits. Her portraits vary to both ends of the spectrum and reflect a lot of the pain she has endured in life including her operations and miscarriages.
Frida married fellow artist Diego Rivera in 1929. She admired his work as an artist and asked him for advice and guidance one day. Diego immediately recognized Frida as a talented artist and their relationship blossomed from professional to personal. Their marriage, however, was turbulent and filled with extramarital affairs. They would eventually divorce but remarry in 1940.
Frida's life was filled with great amounts of passion, pain, and lust. But the mark she left on the world of contemporary art was astounding and unforgettable. Her final months and years were spent suffering from a variety of illnesses that were hard to treat at the time. She died in 1954 and her cause of death was not certain. Although it was listed as a pulmonary problem, some believe her death may have been caused by an overdose, whether it was accidental or not. Unfortunately for the world, she was only known as "Diego Rivera's Wife" during her life. But after her life, that was a whole different story. (taken from lamambovita.com)m
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