Frida Kahlo mala život rovnako pestrý a drsný ako sú jej obrazy. Odráža sa v nich všetko – tragická nehoda v mladosti, ktorá z nej urobila celoživotného invalida, kubizmus maliarskych začiatkov i naivné umenie v kombinácí so surealizmom vyzretejšieho obdobia. Nezanedbateľný je aj vplyv jej manžela maliara Diega Riveru a génov, ktoré jej predala kreolská matka a otec – maďarský Nemec židovského pôvodu. Počas svojho života namaľovala Frida Kahlo približne 200 obrazov – najlepšie z nich predstavuje táto publikácia.
Diego Rivera - A revolutionary and troublemaker It was as a revolutionary and troublemaker that Picasso, Dalí and André Breton described the husband of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, but he was also responsible for creating a public art that was both highly advanced and profoundly accessible. From 1910 Rivera lived in Europe where he absorbed the influence of Cubism. After the Mexican revolution, however, he returned to his homeland and harnessed the lessons of the European avant-garde to the needs of the Mexican people. His own murals, and those of the Mexican Muralists who followed his example, presented a utopian vision of a post-revolutionary Mexico. Rivera’s historical paintings expressed his interpretation of the revolution and its ideals, in a style that showed him returning to the pre-Columbian roots of Mexican culture, re-inventing a colourfully realistic visual idiom that could appeal directly to a largely illiterate people. This is the first study which, independently of the exhibition circuit, coherently presents the work of this extraordinary artist. About the Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series
Revolutionary and troublemaker Diego Rivera (1886-1957) pioneered public art - particularly with his magnificent murals - that was both highly advanced and profoundly accessible. His tumultuous career is surveyed in this richly illustrated Spanish-language entry in the Basic Art series celebrating major artists. This enticing collection shows both the wide range of his art and its influence on other painters and artistic movements.
