#QOTD No. 9: Frida Kahlo
“Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”
Frida Kahlo de Rivera (1907 – 1954) was a Mexican artist who painted many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, post-colonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement, which sought to define a Mexican identity, Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist. -Wikipedia
BACKGROUND PHOTO: Frida Kahlo's ornate red boot, which was once attached to her prosthetic right leg, on exhibit at Museo Frida Kahlo. Photo © 2018 Arturo Veloira
