I used to deliberately fight against liking the work of Frida Kahlo. You see, in my college painting studio there was an older Bolivian woman who was auditing the course and she LOVED Kahlo and seemed to fancy herself as the next Frida. Which wouldn’t have been a big deal except that she was mega annoying about it. She bugged the bejeezus out of everyone in the studio. So she tainted Frida for me. It wasn’t until years later that I rediscovered her work and came to develop my own artist crush on Frida. Today would have been her 105th birthday. So in honor of Frida Kahlo de Rivera, here are a few artists who also found her inspirational!
Emma Gale | Judy Kaufmann | Tara Jacoby | Fabian Ciraolo | Clair Hartmann
Happy birthday, Frida!
All images are via the artist’s websites, linked above. Be sure to check out each artist’s website for more examples of their work!
Sunnyace
July 6, 2012 at 6:07 PMReblogged this on Sunnyace Reblog Collections.
becomingelizabeth
July 6, 2012 at 6:59 PMLove the Daft Punk one! So fresh!
Lesley
July 6, 2012 at 9:22 PMMe too! Something tells me Frida would like it. 😉
perpetualflaneur
July 6, 2012 at 7:35 PMWhat a beautiful feast to my eyes and an inspiration to my soul!
minminmaboloc
July 6, 2012 at 8:46 PMReblogged this on "withDRAWING" and commented:
Wow. Love this!
Clare | C Squared W (@clarewilk)
July 7, 2012 at 3:20 PMThese are awesome!!! So striking! Happy birthday, Frida!
pablobaumart
July 7, 2012 at 9:48 PMMe encanta!!! Amo a Frida!!!
Impower You
July 10, 2012 at 9:43 AMShe was my favorite tortured artist when I was a teenager. I recall wanting to be like her when I grew up, I almost had a unibrow and decided that was a sign of artistic greatness. LOL.
Lesley
July 10, 2012 at 10:17 AMHaha! That’s awesome, Leah.
Impower You
July 10, 2012 at 10:46 AM🙂