The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
by Frida Kahlo
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Author: Frida KahloIntroduction: Carlos Fuentes
Introduction: Sarah M. Lowe
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-01
ISBN: 0810959542
Number of pages: 296
Publisher: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
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Book Review: A real look at the woman inside the artist
Summary: 5 Stars
Frida's diary is just that, thoughts and feelings, sketches combined with doodling, poetry and tears all mixed together without the need for a storyline or plot. Since it was never intended for publications it wasn't meant to be a coherent story or chronological account (although one is included in the back of the book). This was her personal journal, a secret friend with whom she could openly share her heart and deepest emotions. She didn't waste precious paper, so when her ink drawings "bled" onto the next sheet, she used the blotches to draw whatever her imagination saw, it wasn't supposed to be pretty or professional. She led an unusual life, so her story isn't always easy to follow.
The book is extra large and heavy because it was reproduced in the original (in Spanish), then the translation of the text follows, so you have to keep flipping back and forth to look at the artwork and read the text separately, which is awkward but I think worth the effort, just use two bookmarks to keep track of where you're at.
Summary of The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life. These passionate, often surprising, intimate records, kept under lock and key for some 40 years in Mexico, reveal many new dimensions in the complex personal life of this remarkable Mexican artist. The 170-page journal contains the artist's thoughts, poems, and dreams-many reflecting her stormy relationship with her husband, artist Diego Rivera-along with 70 mesmerizing watercolor illustrations.The text entries, written in Frida's round, full script in brightly colored inks, make the journal as captivating to look at as it is to read. Her writing reveals the artist's political sensibilities, recollections of her childhood, and her enormous courage in the face of more than 35 operations to correct injuries she had sustained in an accident at the age of 18. This intimate portal into her life is sure to fascinate fans of the artist, art historians, and women's culturalists alike.
Frida Kahlo, one of the most dynamic figures of 20th-century art, has very nearly become a saint, so legendary is her tumultuous and tragic life. While there is no dearth of books about Kahlo and her work, none are as poignantly revealing as this diary, which includes her own words and pictures. We find the genesis of some of her most famous paintings, her love letters, and sketches of people she knew such as her husband, the Mexican mural painter Diego Rivera, and numerous studies for self-portraits. The most fascinating part of the book is the facsimile diary, in its exact size, reproduced here for the first time, with color illustrations. It is accompanied by an English translation with explanatory commentaries.
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