Frida Kahlo: The Ennobling Virtues of Suffering
Frida Kahlo: The Ennobling Virtues of Suffering

Summary/Abstract: The following paper discusses the life and painting of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, the “broken Cleopatra” who relentlessly fought to counteract the disabling effects of the physical and psychological trauma in her existence. Through her unique language of pain, her works became impregnated with an ailing corporeality, expressing various stages of suffering. As opposed to the medical means of exploring and understanding pain, Kahlo’s works offer a different perspective by accessing, transgressing and sublimating pain into art.

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