The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
Author: Frida Kahlo
Desc: Published here in its entirety Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life. This passionate often surprising intimate record kept under lock and key for some forty years in Mexico reveals many new dimensions in the complex persona of this remarkable Mexican artist. Covering the years 1944-45 the 170-page journal contains Frida's thoughts poems and dreams and reflects her stormy relationship with her husband Diego Rivera Mexico's famous artist. The seventy watercolor illustrations in the journal - some lively sketches several elegant self-portraits others complete paintings - offer insights into her creative process and show her frequently using the journal to work out pictorial ideas for her canvases. The text entries written in Frida's round full script in brightly colored inks add an almost decorative quality making the journal as captivating to look at as it is to read. Frida's childhood her political sensibilities and her obsession with Diego are all illuminated in witty phrases and haunting images. Although much has been written recently about this extraordinary woman Frida Kahlo's art and life continue to fascinate the world. This personal document published in a complete full-color facsimile edition will add greatly to the understanding of her unique and powerful vision and her enormous courage in the face of more than thirty-five operations to correct injuries she had sustained in an accident at the age of eighteen. The facsimile is accompanied by an introduction by the world-renowned Mexican man of letters Carlos Fuentes and a complete translation of the diary's text. An essay on the place of the diary in Frida's work and in art history at large as well as commentaries on the images is provided by Sarah M. Lowe.