Frida Khalo
Las Dos Fridas
Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City
First Impression: What the heck? Creepy.
Analyze: Khalo has decided to use very dull colors for everything in the background and most of the foreground. The vein, however, is a very vibrant red. This makes it show up and to contrast everything around it. The artists choice of certain colors and smoothing patterns are very important to the shocking nature of her painting. My attention is drawn to the two hearts and their diferences.
Interpret: The theme of this artwork is a shift from one persona of the artist to another, splitting her into two seperate entities. Khalo is trying to say that as her old life is dieing, so do the ideals of her former life die as well. The artist most likely created this work in order to in order to vent her pains, and she probably sees the world as very dull and heart-wrenching.
Evaluate: My feelings haven't changed. It's still a creepy art piece, just now it has a purpose. I probably wont apply any of this ever in my artwork.
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