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