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FRIDA KAHLOTHE ANGUISHED ARTIST 1907 -1954
WITH STRENGTH AND PATIENT DEDICATION SHE CREATED HER OWN WORK , DISTINCT FROM THE ART MOVEMENTS OF HER TIME
‘I paint my own reality’.She pierced through events and appearances to seize the deepest layers
of that reality
‘ the only thing I know is that I paint
because I need to ; and I paint
whatever passes through my head’
She presented herself as a heroine
but also insists that we know her
vulnerability
Karl Jung’s Red Book.
This book represented his exploration into his creative psyche detailed ,rich in
imagery and symbolism.
Comparing Jung’s and Kahlo’s art
Value of Dreams and symbols
Can we draw any conclusions from
comparing these two creative
individuals?Jung
• Driven by tapping into his unconscious
• Spirituality was an essential element in
his belief system.
• Strong emphasis on symbols from the
past and mythology.
• A very complex individual.
• Used his art for self healing.
• Revealed his interior world in his art
Kahlo
• More grounded in reality
• Created her own mythical world
,based on her own life- no mention of
a higher power in her writings.
• Any symbols used were from her
own life experiences.
• A character full of contradictions.
• Used her art for “psychological
surgery and denial”.
• Revealed her interior world in her art