Frida Kahlo. La superviviente cuarentena The absence of a body

The absence of a body that inhabits the brown suit breathes in the dark

She has one hand made of bone and the other made of wood

Date of completion: May / June 2016

Técnica: Ceras y palillos de madera

Frida Kahlo. La superviviente cuarentena The absence of a bodyFrida Kahlo has been painted millions of times, countless merchandising objects have been made with her face, but she has rarely been represented with the drama that her life must have been like, bedridden, with pain all over her body and being in the shadow of a man who loved her and denigrated her at the same time. In this work I wanted to represent her face down, with the flowers in her hair that characterized her so much and painting a self