FRIDA KAHLO;

PAIN AND
SUFFERING
ASHBEL AMOAH ASIEDU
 FRIDA
KAHLO’S LIFE
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter
best known for her uncompromising
and brilliantly colored self-portraits
that deal with such themes as
identity, the human body, death,
pain and suffering.
 THE BROKEN
COLOUMN

The Broken Column was painted shortly

after Kahlo underwent spinal surgery. She
depicts herself bound and constrained by a
cage-like body brace. A cavern of missing
flesh violates the integrity of her body,
exposing a broken column in place of her
spine and in this work Frida expressed her
anguish and suffering in the most
straightforward and horrifying way.
 THE TWO
FRIDAS

The two Frida's are a representation of the

duality that exists within all of us, the struggle
between our inner selves and our external
personas. Her hearts harken to her Mexican
heritage. They also bleed her devastated love
story onto her white skirt.
 THE
FRAME

It is the reverse glass painting that really

frames her face here, hence the title of "The
Frame." Flower arrangements and birds are
recurring themes in Mexican folklore.
 SELF POTRAIT
WITH
THORN
NECKLACE
"Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and
Hummingbird" is a striking representation
of Kahlo's complex identity and her ongoing
battle with physical and emotional pain. The
painting depicts Kahlo wearing a thorn
necklace, which symbolizes the anguish and
suffering she endured throughout her life, the
butterflies symbolize resurrection, so Kahlo
could be portraying herself as Jesus Christ.
 THE WOUNDED
DEER

Through The Wounded Deer, Kahlo shares her

enduring physical and emotional suffering.
The background is the forest with dead trees
and broken branches, which implied the
feeling of fear and desperation. Far away is the
stormy, lightning-lit sky which brings some
hope but the dear will never be able to reach it.