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Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is a Mexican artist, whose self-portraits are thought to be one of the most famous (and recognised) paintings in the world. Her everyday and creative life was a fight against her personal tragedy, which was reflected in her artworks.
Her father, who was German, came to Mexico, where he married Frida's mother, who was of Indian descent. That is why Frida's appearance had such distinctive features: the artist had her famous bushy unibrow and flowers in hair accompanied with flamboyant costumes.
18-year-old Frida Kahlo was severely injured in a bus accident which would further lead to her infertility. The girl, who was encased in a full-body plaster cast after the accident, had to be confined to bed for about a year. The moment of Frida's recovery was the start of her creative life because her only experience before the accident had been a couple of private lessons. Frida's parents bought her the first brushes, paints and a special canvas stretcher which allowed her to paint in bed.
The beginning
Her first works were mostly still-life paintings and self-portraits. Frida Kahlo felt depressed, so she began painting to get distracted from her emotional pain.
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