Self portrait on the borderline- Frida Khalo 1932
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How long after ham D did Frida Carlo create another similar image to his?
70 years after his time in Paris
Self portrait on the borderline reflects the years Frida Carlo spent where
The US
How was Hamdi and Carlos similar?
They were both multilingual
What languages did Frida Kahlo speak?
Spanish, English, German
Frida Carlo was brought up in a household that priced what two things
Education and the arts
Frida Kahlo's images reflect on ideas of what two things
Nation/homeland
Self image/identity
Where and when was Frida Kahlo born?
1907 Mexico City
Her mother was a descendent of
Indigenous Indians and Spanish settlers
What nationality was her father's family?
German Jewish family
Frida Carlos's early life coincided with what historical event
Mexican Revolution
When did the Mexican Revolution begin?
1910
What did the revolution sought to do?
Enact, social reforms, turning Mexico into a republic
The revolution sought to abolish what system
Land ownership that benefited Hispanic populations of European descent
Besides land reforms, other reforms sought to do what
Provide legal protection for workers and established rights for Mexican indigenous populations
When was the New Mexican constitution drafted
1917
Did this new constitution have many of the new reforms?
Yes
The Civil War, however, went on through what year
1920
What to art aesthetics did her paintings explore?
Mestizaje and indegnismo
Mestizaje
Experience of being a mixed race person
Indegnismo
New Mexican interest in indigenous life and heritage
During our studies, where did she join a radical group?
National preparatory school
What stage of life was she age wise when she attended the national preparatory school
Teenager
What did the radical group she joined support?
The evolution goal for a modern Mexico
After joining this radical group, she would later state she wished to paint something_________
Useful to the revolutionary move
Her works political potentials, often buried under layers of what 2
Dreamlike imagery, and personal symbolism
How old was Frida Kahlo when she experienced a traumatic physical event
18
What traumatic event happened to Frida Kahlo when she was 18
The city bus she was riding on was struck by a street trolley
What damage did this crash do to her?
It damaged her spine, pelvis, and right leg
Before being hit by a bus, what traumatic illness did she overcome?
Polio
An infectious disease that can cause paralysis
Polio
The traffic incident left her with what ailments for the rest of her life
Chronic pain and limited mobility
Some biographers suggest what period of Frida Kahlo's life did she begin painting
Her long recovery after the crash
The trauma provided subject matter for many of her
Self portraits
In these self portraits, she represented her body as what two things
Vulnerable and fragile
Describe free to colors, art education
Self trained and no formal art education
What two indigenous cultures did she receive inspiration from?
Aztec and olmec
What type of paintings and in what century did she receive these cultural inspirations from?
17th and 18th century paintings from the colonial era
During this era, the Spanish indigenous artists to do what
Copy Prince of European religious art and avant-garde painters from Europe and Mexico
Pan American refers to
A hemispheric identity encompassing the Americas more broadly
What was an important site of artistic innovation in the aftermath of the Mexican revolution?
Mexico City
In the aftermath of the Mexican revolution, what happened to migration wise to Mexico?
Many European and American artists writers and photographers came to be inspired
These people's came to be inspired by the revival of interest in what?
Pre-Colombian histories
What two painters went to Mexico
Joseph Albers
Marsden Hartley
What three photographers went to Mexico
Edward Weston
Tina Modotti
Robert capa
What two riders went to Mexico
DH Lawrence
Andre Breton
Who is the founder of surrealism?
André Breton
Nationality of André Breton
French
What decades are a major orientation of Mexican art?
1920s and 1930s
During this re-orientation artist combined what do things
European modernism and influences of the deep past
Who were the big three of Mexican muralism
Jose Clemente Orozco
David Alfaro siqueiros
Diego Rivera
What separated Carlo from the muralists
She painted small intimate images
Frida Carlo often painted small intimate images on what
Tin
Her use of tin as a canvas for her paintings echo traditions of a what
Mexican American traditions of painting on scrap or recycled metal
These traditions of painting on scrap were used to create what
Retablos
Retablos
Small religious images or alter pieces
Retablos we're mainly used for
Personal household devotional use
Dimensions of self portrait on the borderline
12x14"
The left side of the painting represents what place
Mexico
The right side of the painting represents what place
United States automobile manufacturing powerhouse in Michigan
What does Frida Kahlo usually wear in money of her self portraits that she does not in self portrait on the borderline?
Tehuana dress
What is Frida Kahlo wearing in self portrait on the borderline?
Modern pink party dress
What is she doing?
Smoking a cigarette
What action of Frida Carlo situates her as a 20th century woman
She's smoking a cigarette
In many of her self portraits, Frida Kahlo shows herself
Divided by indigenous in European roots
When usually it is herself, that is divided what is different in self portrait on the borderland
The landscape itself is split
What is depicted on the Mexican side of the painting?
An Aztec temple crumbling
What on the Mexican side represents the Mexican past
Olmec ceramic figurines
Colorful flowers with deep roots on the Mexican side suggest what
New flourishing of ancient traditions
What on the Mexican side represents a flourishing of ancient traditions
The colorful flowers with deep roots
This flourishing is perhaps made possible by what?
Post revolutionary attempt to uncover and celebrate indigenous histories
Despite its split, the landscape is still overseen by what?
The sun and moon deities
What two words can describe the American side
Machine like and repetitive
The United States side shows progress without
Ties to human narratives
Instead of roots, what is seen throughout the ground of the US side
Power cords
Power cords span from what three things on the US side
Fan motor and lamp
What is written on the smokestacks in the background?
Ford
What company is referenced in Rita Carlo's portrait on the borderland
Ford Motor Company
What is created by the smoke?
United States flag
What does Frida Kahlo hold in her hand?
A small Mexican flag
Who is Rita Carlo married to? and for how long
Diego Rivera 24 years
Their marriage was marked by what hardships
Diego Rivera's frequent infidelities
When did they divorce briefly?
1939
I what decade did the couple spend living and working abroad?
1930s
During this time, how long did they spend abroad?
Two years
What two places that they live while abroad
Detroit, New York and San Francisco
What two pieces did Frida Kahlo make responding to her experience living in the US?
My dress hangs there in 1933
Self portrait on the borderline
Where was self portrait on the borderline created?
Detroit
Who hired her husband?
Henry Ford
Henry Ford hired Riviera to paint what where
Series of murals in Detroit Institute of arts
This series of murals by Riviera became known as
Detroit industry, 1932-33
The murals depicted what two things alongside each each other
Automotive production alongside pre-Colombian deities
This combination in the murals suggest suggests a hopeful synthesis between what two things
Ancient cultures and modern industrialization