{"product_id":"basic-art-series-frida-kahlo","title":"Basic Art Series Frida Kahlo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eeminist icon\u003c\/strong\u003e, symbol of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMexican culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, political activist, groundbreaking artist: discover the many facets of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/frida-kahlo\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/frida-kahlo\/\"\u003eFrida Kahlo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, who transformed the afflictions of her life into\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunremittingly powerful paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e. In this introduction, Kahlo's body of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebold, arresting works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare presented alongside her turbulent life to shed light on the audacious face glaring defiantly from her self-portraits.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePain and Passion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe original and intimate art of Mexico’s most famous female painter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eThe arresting pictures of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/frida-kahlo\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/frida-kahlo\/\"\u003eFrida Kahlo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1907–54) were in many ways expressions of trauma. Through a near-fatal road accident at the age of 18, failing health, a turbulent marriage, miscarriage and childlessness, she\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etransformed the afflictions into revolutionary art\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn literal or metaphorical self-portraiture, Kahlo looks out at the viewer with an audacious glare, rejecting her destiny as a passive victim and rather intertwining expressions of her experience into a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehybrid real-surreal language of living\u003c\/strong\u003e: hair, roots, veins, vines, tendrils and fallopian tubes. Many of her works also explore the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunist political ideals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich Kahlo shared with her husband Diego Rivera. The artist described her paintings as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“the most sincere and real thing that I could do in order to express what I felt inside and outside of myself.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book introduces the rich body of Kahlo’s work to explore her unremitting determination as an artist, and her significance as a painter, feminist icon, and a pioneer of Latin American culture.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAndrea Kettenmann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudied art history in Göttingen and Hamburg before joining the art history department of the University of Hamburg. She has published widely on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/frida-kahlo\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/frida-kahlo\/\"\u003eFrida Kahlo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand has contributed to numerous exhibitions and catalogues. She works as a freelance art historian in Mexico City, where she has lived for many years.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eFrida Kahlo\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e8.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10.2\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.24 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-0085-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798095036717,"sku":"9783836500852","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_e2def5d4-9083-42e1-85c7-a27329091b8c.png?v=1773097633","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/basic-art-series-frida-kahlo","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}