of the Ashcan School, prided themselves with portrayal of harsh hardships American living for the middle and lower class past the glitz and glamour of the industry. Frida Kahlo spent time in Detroit, New York and San Francisco with her husband Diego Rivera as he worked on commissions. In the painting, Self-Portrait at the Border between Mexico and the United States (1932)Frida shows both societies and cultures on both sides of her as she symbolizes the border. On the left side her native Mexico shows
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yellowish cut leg and the above quote. Although the operation was successfully performed and she was able to walk with an artificial leg, an inevitable depression followed. She became deeply depressed and was no longer interested in her husband, Diego Rivera, who had been the entire world of her life. She lost the will to live and made suicide attempts (Herrera, 1963). A healthy mental state
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Nancy Moreno Professor McCracken Spanish 120B December 3, 2009 Through the eyes of tradition People express themselves in many different ways throughout their lives. Painters are known for using there past experiences to illustrate their lives and feelings. Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter with a passion to paint. Her paintings portrayed very strong messages throughout her life including the tragic events that helped her shape who she was. In Julie Taymor’s film “Frida”: her private
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Can we know when to trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? Consider history and one other area of knowledge. Candidate Name: Nastassja Isabelle Session Number: 002636-063 School Name: Binus International School Simprug Session: May 2013 Word Count: 1598 “The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason”, American author, Marya Mannes once said. Emotion is defined as a strong feeling deriving from one’s circumstances, mood
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To comprehend what messages can be produced from Gomez’s artworks, it is imperative to examine the events that inspired him as well as the art that emerged from them. Gomez was born to two Mexican parents who immigrated to Southern California and worked low-wage jobs to support their family. He developed an indifference for continuing his educational career and became a nanny but painted for leisure. When several Californians marched against gay marriage in 2008, he felt attacked and despised by
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Cheech Marin currently owns one of Almaraz's most famous paintings, "Sunset Crash." Carlos Almaraz is a popular figure for early Chicano art. He was a member of an art group, in which they called themselves "Los Four." In his piece entitled "Sunset Crash," he uses bright and bold colors to paint a tragic event. What he is creating by doing this is a metaphor. The metaphor is used to show group and individual struggle in his paintings. This artistic style was described as new and innovative
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friends and family members who have died. They see death as a friend and also make death humorous; in the film they showed different articles where they even made fun of the president. In the film they also showed famous murals for this occasion such as Diego Rivera’s famous mural dedicated to the day of the dead. Flowers also play a key role on this day; many people use yellow flowers, they say the yellow flowers have the smell of death. Before the event the women prepare food to take to the cemetery for
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Zapatistas is a painting from Jose Clemente Orozco. The drawing was very nice, also it looks like if the people in the painting were traveling. Is was drawn in 1931, and it is 45 x 55". The drawing is somewhat smooth, and looks like it took Jose Clemente Orozco a few years. The master peace of Jose Clemente Orozco is a Painting and Sculpture. The style of drawing he makes, His works are complex and simple. He also did smooth lines, and the drawing where very colorful. He became a very famous artists
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Judith F. Baca is a muralist, painter, and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Baca is a second generation Chicana born of Mexican parents. Strongly identifying with her roots, Baca’s public art initiatives discuss those populations that have been historically marginalized, such as immigrant communities. The piece above titled Memoria de Nuestra Tierra, is 10 by 50-foot mural located in the Denver International Airport. The mural showcases a Mexican family traveling along the
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skyscraper emerging from the volcano symbolises Frida’s illness and disabilities that prevent her from having a successful pregnancy. During the late 1930’s, Frida’s marriage to Diego was falling apart due to them being unfaithful to each other. A yellow traditional Mexican dress can be seen floating in the water. Diego loved it when Frida would dress in her traditional Mexican dresses. The dress floating on the water symbolises the downfall of their first marriage. The dress has a similar meaning
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