The artist Frida Kahlo was born and died in the month of July. Therefore, summer is probably the right time of year to look back at the life, words and quotes of one of the most respected Mexican artists and find inspiration in them.
Frida Kahlo she is one of those colorful people who took us over and continue to take us over today, 60 years after her death. As an open bisexual and communist in a rather stormy marriage with a well-known person Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, she also got involved with, among other things Georgio O'Keefe and Lev Trotsky.
Already as a child, she got over poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) and survived a bus accident at the tender age of 18. She spent a lot of time struggling with self-doubt and therefore often acted aloof and cruel. She was also known to treat her students and servants as friends and family – but when she hated someone, she really hated them.
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The words and art of Frida Kahlo, who therefore died six decades ago, are immortal. If you may feel like you have nothing to create with, no reason to continue, or just feel weird and unsure of what you're doing, don't worry. Kalho was also in this phase of her life and successfully overcame it. But she also left some great tips to help with art block.
Where to start?
"I think that step by step I will be able to solve my problems and survive."
Creation
"I paint my reality. All I know is that I paint because I have to; and I paint whatever comes to my mind, without any thought.”
The artist's immortality
"I paint flowers so they don't die."
Changes are welcome
"Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything is solved, everything flies and leaves."
The artist's integrity
"You deserve better, the best, because you are one of the few in this desperate world who are true to themselves and that's all that really matters."
Persist!
"At the end of the day, we can handle a lot more than we realize."
