self portrait as a tehuana frida kahlo

self portrait as a tehuana frida kahloFrida Kahlo painted this picture in 1943, in the midst of a period of sentimental turmoil linked to her complex relationship with Diego Rivera. Despite wounds, infidelities and separations, she continued to represent him as a central figure in her life. This work reflects a form of emotional dependence, but also a fusion of love, suffering and personal identity. Frida is depicted in bust form, wearing a traditional Tehuana huipil, a costume of Zapotec

The rapid brushstrokes and bright colours evoke the wind in the petals and the light reflecting off the trunk

characterised by the use of geometric shapes and contrasting colours

Several stylised silhouettes occupy the entire surface

highlighting the harmony that reigns between man and nature

floats between different dimensions

the lovers seem to send back a bodily prosopopeia that we could not hear

in a balanced composition rich in detail

entertaining and amusing

a line both naive and precise

First Steps symbolises the innocence and wonder of discovering life

It is not simply a landscape or a portrait

The painting shows a young woman standing by an open window