Art and Exploration Analysis

Artist: Frida Kahlo

Born: July 6, 1907 at Mexico City, Mexico
Died: July 13, 1954 at Mexico City, Mexico at age 47
Type of Artist: Surrealist
Art Period: Surrealism
Important Facts
1. Considered one of Mexicos greatest artists.
2. In 1992, Frida entered the best educational
institution in Mexico, the National Preparatory School.
3. Her home, Casa Azul, was turned into a museum
after her death.
Well Known Artwork
1. The Two Fridas
2. The Suicide of Dorothy Hale
3. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair
What makes this artists artwork great is because
most of her paintings were self-portraits that express her
own pain.
I choose this artist because she is a really famous
artist around the world and I was very curious on the type
of paintings she creates and wondered why she was very
interested in self-portraits.

Be an Art Critic:

Title: The Suicide of Dorothy Hale

Artist: Frida Kahlo
What I see when I look at this artwork is a girl
jumping out of a building then landing on the ground to
her death. I feel like Frida was trying to show the loss of a
friend of hers with this artwork.
The art element that catches my eye in Kahlos
artwork is texture. The wind of clouds that surround the
building and the falling girl shows the smoothness and
shows how they are not solid objects.
The mood for this artwork is sad. The painting shows
a girl committing suicide by jumping out of a building.
The message Kahlo was trying to send with this
artwork is to show love for the friend she lost by

committing suicide. She tries to express suicide to others

and how serious it is especially for people with very large
depression.
I like this artwork because I love how Frida shows
respect to the one she lost. She knew her friend was
going through depression and so is Frida and I feel like
she painted this to bring compassion for other women
with depression.