Las Dos Fridas

In the oil painting, Las Dos Fridas, Frida Kahlo expresses her internal conflicts between traditional, archaic Frida and modern, more independent Frida. The Frida on the left is dressed in the Mexican traditional attire, while the Frida on the right looks more modernized. The hearts of both Fridas are visible and detailed. The tradtional Frida's heart is torn open and an artery is attached to the surgical scissors in her hand. The traditional Frida tried to separate her from the modern Frida. The heart od the independent Frida is heathly and strong; however, the artery that is connecting both the Fridas' hearts is supplying blood to the weaker Frida (traditional)/ This is a symbol of her "old-self" dying. She is trying to break away from her traditions and become more modernized and independent. Frida Kahlo expressed her pain through the bleeding heart, showing that she is fighting her own personality.