Me, Frida: Self Portraits in Paint

 

Frida Kahlo

Me, Frida, introduces us to the beginning of Frida and Diego Rivera’s ( a famous painter) relationship, and portrays Frida’s struggle as she worked to be a celebrated painter in her own right.

Approximately 1/3 of Frida’s paintings are self portraits that tell the story of her life, her struggle with illness and her turbulent relationship with Rivera.

“As the Renaissance reasserted the importance of individuality (and mirrors became more widely available), self-portraiture exploded as a genre of its own—one that persists today in ever-expanding forms. Whether as a traditional model, a vehicle for formal experiments, or a stand-in for personas or identities, artists take advantage of the self as a readily available subject, both immediately relatable and rich with complex associations.” – Artsy

“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”