Non Western Art: Mexican Art Exhibit
I am a major fan of Frida Kahlo's art, so how could I possibly create all these blogs and not pay homage to her artistic genius. I chose to highlight some of the famous Mexican artists for my Non Western blog. The paintings that I have shared are based on some that I have seen and some that I found to be interesting. 1. Frida Kahlo This painting is called The Broken Column and was created by Frida Kahlo in the year 1944. It is located in the Museo Dolores Olmedo. Frida Kahlo created this painting using the medium oil on masonite. She created this painting after having surgery on her spinal column. This surgery was extensive and left her bedridden where she was “enclosed” "in a metallic corset"(Google Arts & Culture). The metal corset was supposed to help "alleviate the intense, and constant pain she was in"(Google Arts & Culture). In the painting she is "depicted standing in the middle of a completely arid, cracked landscape"(Google Arts &
