Buenos dias gente hermosa,
I want to start this introduction by saying how excited I am
to do this research.
I hope the captivation I hold for this artist and everything
she embodies becomes contagious, so that you are able to enjoy my research.
Since I was a little girl, art has been a big part of my
life. At first, it was something to keep me busy. The earliest memories I have
is stealing my father's chalk and sneaking out of the house to draw on the
pavement of our street, or dipping my hands in fresh paint with my father to
swear the white walls of my house
My transition from my mother country to the English-
speaking world heightened my appreciation for the arts, as it became a bridge
between languages. Even though I have spent most of my life in Mexico, I am not
as familiar with Mexican/Latino Arts as I would like to be. On the other hand,
I am fascinated with the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, but my captivation is due
to her feminist vision, not her nationality. In other words, I was not
attracted to her because she is Mexican like me, but because of her beliefs.
My research will focus on the elements that made her the
icon that she is today. Most importantly, the shift in perspective that lead to
her immortality, as she died the wife of Diego Rivera, and is now remembered as
an idol to feminist and artist all over the world. To explore this subject I
will be interviewing artist, holding
surveys at the heard museum, the phoenix art museum, and the Latino arts and
cultural center. I will also be comparing the social components of Mexico
during Frida Kahlo’s lifetime to Mexico today. There must have been a cultural change that lead the country, and later the world, to see this artist in a different light.
