Frida Kahlo Response
My response to the Frida Kahlo exibit at the Walker Art Center.
I really like Frida Kahlo's paintings. They seem fairly realistic, but you can definately tell they're painted. You can see some of the brush strokes and some things seem kind of flat. I really enjoyed looking at the minor details in her paintings, such as the cigarette she has in her hand in one of her self-portraits. She was definately an interesting looking woman. That unibrow freaked me out a little bit, but it was nice to know that she painted herself just as she was, mustache and all, and not how she wanted herself to look. My favorite painting was "Frieda and Diego Rivera". I really liked her use of colors and the way they seem so posed and rigid. Usually this isn't a good thing, but it really worked out well for this painting.