Saturday, September 27, 2008
Frida Kahlo
So I went to the SF MOMA today for the Frida Kahlo exibit. Luckily, I had preordered my ticket online the day before because it was sold out when I got there. I got in a little early so I had time to check out the other galleries also but almost everyone was there for Frida Kahlo. I recommend paying $3 extra for the audio tour because it makes your experience so much better. You get a much better understanding of her life and her work because admittedly I came there without knowing anything. I learned so much within that one hour it was amazing. Honestly I came there pretty tired and sleepy because I didn't get any sleep the night before but once I began the tour it woke me up completely. One concern I have is that I wasn't able to get any picture inside her gallery because it was against policy. I did take a few in the lobby and outside the museum though so I'll just post those. The images of her artwork will be from Yahoo images.
The beginning
Me outside
Me Inside
Here's a painting she did of herself with a steel rod as her spine to represent all the surgeries that she's had. She also had nails pinned all over her body to represent her pain and her face expression is really sad. This was one of the many depressing paintings that I had to see today.
This is a painting of her nanny and Frida reflcting her childhood. They look very distant as portrayed in the nanny wearing the ancient mask and Friday is not caressing her like a baby should.
Frida portaying herself lying in a pool of blood from all the pain and suffering she's endured. This is really gruesome and scary, it kinda gave me goosebumps when I first saw it.
A real life photograph of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
Here's one of Frida laying in bed after a miscarriage of he baby. Another unfortunate event in her dramatic life.
There was a painting that I liked alot from the show that I could not find online. It was one that shows the earth holding on to Frida while she's holding on the Diego as a baby. I find it interesting that was how she viewed him. I thought she portayed him as a dominant figure in her other paintings but in this special one she showed another perspective of her husband.
The beginning
Me outside
Me Inside
Here's a painting she did of herself with a steel rod as her spine to represent all the surgeries that she's had. She also had nails pinned all over her body to represent her pain and her face expression is really sad. This was one of the many depressing paintings that I had to see today.
This is a painting of her nanny and Frida reflcting her childhood. They look very distant as portrayed in the nanny wearing the ancient mask and Friday is not caressing her like a baby should.
Frida portaying herself lying in a pool of blood from all the pain and suffering she's endured. This is really gruesome and scary, it kinda gave me goosebumps when I first saw it.
A real life photograph of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
Here's one of Frida laying in bed after a miscarriage of he baby. Another unfortunate event in her dramatic life.
There was a painting that I liked alot from the show that I could not find online. It was one that shows the earth holding on to Frida while she's holding on the Diego as a baby. I find it interesting that was how she viewed him. I thought she portayed him as a dominant figure in her other paintings but in this special one she showed another perspective of her husband.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Mexico in images
The following images are from Flickr.com or Yahoo images. If any of them belongs to you and you are unhappy about me using it then feel to contact me. Thanks.
This is my image of Mexico as of now and hopefully by the end of this class I can learn alot more about their artwork as well as culture.
Cancun! The picture speaks for itself. This place is beautiful.
Here's a photo of a Mexican woman dancing in a what I would assume is a traditional colorful outfit. I love the vibrant colors of this painting.
A fun image of a Mexican bullfighter.
A very homely painting of the Mexican marketplace. The painting was done with very warm and earthy colors which give it a welcomed looks.
A collage of photos of the Tijiuana and San Diego border that I find very interesting. You can see a clash between two very different cultures from the people to the artwork on the walls.
This is my image of Mexico as of now and hopefully by the end of this class I can learn alot more about their artwork as well as culture.
Cancun! The picture speaks for itself. This place is beautiful.
Here's a photo of a Mexican woman dancing in a what I would assume is a traditional colorful outfit. I love the vibrant colors of this painting.
A fun image of a Mexican bullfighter.
A very homely painting of the Mexican marketplace. The painting was done with very warm and earthy colors which give it a welcomed looks.
A collage of photos of the Tijiuana and San Diego border that I find very interesting. You can see a clash between two very different cultures from the people to the artwork on the walls.
It's Me
The following images are from Flickr.com or Yahoo images. If any of them belongs to you and you are unhappy about me using it then feel to contact me. Thanks.
The five following images below are things that best describe me.
My mom has sacraficed everything for me. She's definately the one person that I love the most in this world.
Anything is possible with faith.
I love sports and the 49ers is my favorite team. I love being at Candlestick Park.
This is the most peaceful place for me. I like going to the beach and just sit there to take my mind off of things.
I am a big musichead. I can get down with all types of genres. I listen to it 24/7. I am listening to music now. It is very theraputic for me.
The five following images below are things that best describe me.
My mom has sacraficed everything for me. She's definately the one person that I love the most in this world.
Anything is possible with faith.
I love sports and the 49ers is my favorite team. I love being at Candlestick Park.
This is the most peaceful place for me. I like going to the beach and just sit there to take my mind off of things.
I am a big musichead. I can get down with all types of genres. I listen to it 24/7. I am listening to music now. It is very theraputic for me.
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