Frida Kahlo: The Painter and Her Work

by Helga Prignitz-Poda

"I was considered a Surrealist. That is not right. I never painted dreams. What I depicted, was my reality." Our book zooms right into this reality, and it does so in a new and unusual way: presenting Frida Kahlo's paintings in a general view and in selected details, it reveals the wealth of stories and creatures hidden in her self-portraits; it makes tangible the life-long physical and spiritual pain endured by the artist; and it illustrates painterly skills and techniques reminiscent of old European masters. Making visible what tends to escape one s notice in her seemingly familiar paintings, this lavish volume takes even inveterate Kahlo fans on a mesmerizing discovery trip to the sensuousness, the beauty, and the abysses of her world. This monograph presents Frida Kahlo's life and work in pictures. Frida Kahlo expert Helga Prignitz-Poda provides elaborate background information on each of the paintings.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Biography

264 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2003

Reviews

[Zainab Moazzam]

The peculiarities of aesthetic thinking!

[James]

I've seen some of her work in the past, this is a broad selection of her works combined with a biography. She had a tough life, with a childhood accident that led to an early death. Much of her work is dark and terrifying with bits that reminds me of Hieronymus Bosch. She showcased traditional Mexican culture as opposed to the European norms. The self portraits often have a sexual ambiguity about them and she is considered an early feminist and LGBT artist.

An interesting read combined with a large sized, full color reproductions of Kahlo's art.

[Tamia]

Beautiful representation of her works. Slightly biased but may be to lack of consistent information from Frida.

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9.1 (15人评价) Helga Prignitz-Poda / Schirmer/Mosel / 2004

[Nday Nday]

I took 44 days for me to finally finish this 4th book about Frida Kahlo I have ever read. It's very reach with responsible observations and very cleaver that sometimes I need to pause and think and put it down for days to be fully understand lol.. But so far it's the most detail account of Frida paintings in the book about Frida Kahlo I have. Still, this book isn't providing complete analysis on all Frida's paintings. The writers only observe some of her remarkable creations, not all, which make this book look like unfinished book. This can be good book to get for all those Frida admirer out there.

[Karen Armbruster]

Frida was such a passionate and wonderfully artist.

[Jason]

The unibrow… What more do you need to know?