Self Portrait 2

As one of our second marking period assignments we had to complete our self portraits. It feels like I finished mine a million years ago because I've been so involved in many different assignments since. I have to honestly say I surprised myself with my self portrait, but it still isn't one of my favorite pieces. While many people who take the course love to draw, and are awesome at it, I like the hands on activities. Although my skill for drawing has improved, I still love the metals and clay units.

Copper, Brass, Nickel

We started out metals unit last Monday by designing the pieces were going to make. I have been thinking about my design for over two weeks now, and after many failed attempts I finally came up with this (top left). It's crazy how the most thought of ideas don't usually work the way you hoped, instead it's something you do by accident. That's how my design became what it is. I have already begun sawing and so has the entire class. I looked forward to the metals unit this year because now I'm incorporating my piece with a lantern!

Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón

Frida Kahlo was born in Mexico on July 6, 1907. Her father was a German photographer who migrated to Mexico. There he married her mother Matilde. Frida grew up with her two sisters, and had a normal healthy childhood until the age of six when she contracted Polio. The disease left her bedridden for nine month. When she was eighteen Frida was in a serious car accident. She was impaled by a steel handrail that went through her hip. She suffered from fractures in her spine and pelvis. After the accident she began to paint and draw frequently. She would express her feelings and the pain she went through on a daily basis due to her accident through her artork. She found out later that her previously broken pelvis made it impossible to bare or have children. During her marriage to Diego Rivera, she had many miscarriages. Henry Ford Hospital and Frida and the Cesarean Operation were based off of her losses. Girl with Death Mask is supposed to be Frida at the young age of four. The painting signifies her tragic future, and also represents the holiday in Mexico called 'Day of the Dead'. The country celebrates the death of loved ones, it goes for two days, one day for children and the other for adults. Frida died in 1954 after numerous hospital stays, and the amputation of her leg. She is considered to be one of the greatest artists in Mexico, and all over the world. Her paintings are painfully honest, which is very inspiring because each piece comes from her emotions, and personal problems. I love Frida Kahlo's unforgettable look, and her striking features, also the horror and realism in her paintings.

The Two Fridas was inspired by the divorce from her husband Diego Rivera.

ID

Finally finished my identity collage! I felt like it took forever although I only used a few images. Most of the collage was a result of being spontaneous, and not putting too much thought into it. But it eventually came together and I love the finished piece! (top left mine, top right Olivia Duca's)