The Two Fridas
The Two Fridas © Frida Kahlo (1939)
Best Interpretation: “It’s about her love for Diego and her love for her people. The Mexican Frida is holding a small portrait of Diego, a blood vein coming out of it represents their journeys. It connects to her whole—healthy heart. Then it leaves and comes around the ‘European’ Frida’s back, this is Diego’s betrayal, it then joins up with the heart of decay. Her view of life away from Mexico; her dying body. The other vein branches off from the main vein, and comes around her arm, it is severed with scissors. The blood staining her pure dress of fertility—her inability to bear children. In all, it’s about her. Her dreams of being with Deigo, yet staying with him was causing her so much pain. She could not bear children with him. And it was with him that she left Mexico.” -Floss
Issue Sep 2007
Realism Surrealism
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She dreamt of cloning herself, having a twin with the exact same thoughts, organs, and blood line. A vigorous connection of souls, a sister who could save Frida from illness and pain. Frida inhales, her face motionless but aching for mercy—she finds savior but only in imagination.
It’s about her love for Diego and her love for her people. The Mexican Frida is holding a small portrait of Diego, a blood vein coming out of it represents their journeys. It connects to her whole—healthy heart. Then it leaves and comes around the ‘European’ Frida’s back, this is Diego’s betrayal, it then joins up with the heart of decay. Her view of life away from Mexico; her dying body. The other vein branches off from the main vein, and comes around her arm, it is severed with scissors. The blood staining her pure dress of fertility—her inability to bear children. In all, it’s about her. Her dreams of being with Deigo, yet staying with him was causing her so much pain. She could not bear children with him. And it was with him that she left Mexico.