Frida's childhood was marked by polyomyelitisalthough that did not prevent him from studying at the National Preparatory School. However, Frida suffered a tragic accident by bus at age 18, which caused the fracture of several bones and lesions in the spine that would mark it for life.
Kahlo was the author of 150 works, mainly self -portraits, in which he projected the difficulties he had to cope with to survive. In 1954 the artist died in Mexico City of only 47 years, leaving a huge emptiness in the art world. The cause of his death never made himself known.
Frida, art and politics
Due to the immobility caused by the accident, Frida began to show interest in art. Through painting, the artist expressed his pain and suffering caused by the accident, but also the happiness of being alive and the hope of their dreams.
For Frida, Politics was a relevant issue. Began to frequent political, artistic and intellectual environments, to the degree of attending political meetings of the Communist Party of Mexico in which his future husband, Diego Rivera.
In addition, the influence of Revolutionary nationalism in Mexico He led her to create a unique style: Frida dressed long Mexican skirts, braided buns with colored ribbons, accompanied by necklaces and pre -Columbian style slopes.
Relationship with Diego Rivera
Although Diego Rivera militated in the Communist Party of Mexico of which Frida Kahlo He frequented meetings, both met when Frida visited Rivera in her workshop while she worked in a series of murals for the building of the Ministry of Public Education.
Frida's intention was to show her own works, to which Rivera was impressed and the relationship between the two emerged. They married in 1929 and the couple became one of the most recognized in the intellectual, political and cultural scope of Mexico, relating to characters like André Bretón and León Trotsky.