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Finding Frida | Personal Project

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Finding FRida  |  Personal Project
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Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is one of the most well regarded female artists of all time. Inspired by Mexican pop culture, she explored questions of identity, gender, class and race in Mexican society through self portraiture. 

The Finding Frida project aims to explore various cultures through a series of Frida Kahlo portraits, thus finding what makes these cultures unique. The first entry, shown here, explores Frida's native Mexican culture. Mayan idols and marigold flowers (used to celebrate the deceased during Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead) were used to make up her headdress. 



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frida Frida Kahlo art mexico mayan culture portrait feminism Jewellery women
frida Frida Kahlo art mexico mayan culture portrait feminism Jewellery women

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Finding Frida | Personal Project

Finding Frida is a portrait series exploring various cultures through the lens of Frida Kahlo's famous portrait, headdress and clothing.

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