Begin Your Journey With Cartas ApaixonadasFrida Kahlo Brought To You By Martha Zamora Issued As Digital Format

loved loved this. The collection of letters provides fascinating insight in to Frieda's "mundane" existence the amount of emotion, time and energy devoted to both injury and illness in herself and Diego, in to organizing and attempting to afford treatment, in to dealing with feelings of jealousy and not living up to others' expectations, to selfdoubt, feelings of laziness or stupidity, etc.
are featured prominently in her artwork, but in such a beautiful and spiritual way that it's possible to overlook how much time in this woman's life were taken up with the everyday.
Her creation of really beautiful artwork is rarely mentioned when it is, it's in the context of needing to sell a few things to earn money or as if it's a sometimeshobby that has no serious artistic merit.
She's astonishingly self deprecating and irreverent and has a charming way with words that lends entertainment to the telling of everyday facts to distant friends.
Highly recommended. It's amazing what you learn about someone just by reading their letters, She was something else. "Pies para que los quiero, si tengo alas para volar, "
“Feet, what do I need them for, If I have wings to fly, ” Frida Kahlo.
I finally have a deeper understanding for this famous quote by Frida, It seems quite romantic, doesn't it Frida struggled with her "paw" for most of her life, She had been a medical student a promising one at that when she had a terrible bus accident when she was eighteen, It was

while she was recovering that she went back into her childhood hobby of painting,
Suffering can be such a strong motivator to create, Sadness has played a factor in my own pursuit of art and creating, As I was reading Frida's letters, I could tell that she created because she felt a lot of pain, It wasn't only specific to her own physical pain but she saw the world around her and depicted what she saw, Her setting was Mexican society, the search for identity, gender and post colonialism,
I enjoyed getting a glimpse into her thoughts and the way she treated the people she loved and cared about, She truly loved Diego Rivera with a passion and from what I've read and the things she says about him, herself, it was quite a feat to love a man like him.
She is probably one of my favorite artists because of her vulnerability and how she portrayed pain, She had no formal education that is why they call her art folkloric 'naive art' but she was able to express with feeling and passion.
She was able to portray beauty in her pain,

Here are some snippets that I enjoyed from this collection of letters:

"Sadness is portrayed in my work,
but that's my condition
I am hopeless.

Nevertheless I have happiness in my heart,
knowing that Arcady and Lina
love me the way I am,
Take this little painting
painted with my tenderness
in exchange for your affection
and your immense sweetness, "

"Don't forget to tear up this letter in case of future misunderstanding, Promise"
Her friend did not keep her promise!

"With friendship and affection
straight from the heart,
I have the pleasure to invite you
to my humble exhibition.
. .
I just want you to give me
your sincere and good opinion
you are wellread and written
you have a first class knowledge.

These painted squares
I painted with my own hands
are writing on the walls
to be liked by my brothers.
. . "

"My painting contains in it the message of pain, I think that at least a few people are interested in it, It's not revolutionary. Why keep wishing for it to be belligerent I can't, Painting completed my life. I lost three children and a series of other things that would have fulfilled my horrible life, My painting took place of all this, I think work is the best, " I love you Frida The only volume of its kind, The Letters of Frida Kahlo reveals fascinating details about Kahlo's romances, friendships, and business affairs in a selection of letters to friends, collectors, doctors, family, politicians, lovers, and, of course, Diego Rivera.
In overpieces, Kahlo discusses her art, politics, and tragedies with a passionate energy that no biographer of this important artist could ever capture.
The Letters of Frida Kahlo, full of ardent desires, seething fury, and outrageous humor, will delight the many fans of her art with a glimpse into an exuberant and troubled existence.
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