Frida Kahlo Obstacles

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who was born on July 6, 1907. Kahlo was born and raised in Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico by both her parents. She was the third child and had three sisters. Kahlo seemed to have overcome many obstacles during her life. Some obstacles she was faced with was that she had witnessed The Mexican revolution that occurred in 1910, she was diagnosed with polio at age six, suffered from spina bifida, and was involved in a bus accident. Kahlo had been severely injured during the bus accident which left her bedridden for months at a time. During this time, Kahlo took interest in painting. Her mother purchased her an easel and her father lent her his box of oil paints and brushes. She mainly painted self-portraits. Kahlo once stated “I paint myself because I am often alone and I am the subject I know best” (“Frida Kahlo Biography,” p. 2). One of Kahlo's highest paid and largest pieces she painted was known as The Two Fridas. The Two Fridas was painted in 1939 during the divorce of her husband, Diego Rivera. The Two Fridas was
Here he found a house to rent which was known as “the Yellow House.” Van Gogh’s friend and brother were supposed to be coming to Arles to live and paint with him, which made him very happy. While living here he painted The Bedroom which described his actual room in his house. The Bedroom was painted in 1889 on a canvas using oil and is located at the Art Institute of Chicago. The Bedroom is a painting consisting of what seems to be a normal room. The room consists of a bed, chair, and table with a glass of water on it. There are also paintings on the wall which looked to be hung crooked but Van Gogh mentioned the house was not at ninety-degree angle. It also shows another chair blocking a door. This other door led into his studio. One could assume he had the chair there so no one would enter his studio. While living in Arles, he had suffered mental health