Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón) was a Mexican painter. She is known not only for her work but also for her stormy life. Her painting style is dominated by bright colors, influenced mainly by the European movements of Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. We see several self-portraits in her work, smiling depicting her pain and her sexuality.

She was born in 1907 in Mexico City. At the age of 6,she had polio, which left one of her legs paralyzed. At the age of 18, she had a terrible car accident. She underwent over thirty surgeries, fixing her in bed for a long time. Since then, her life has been dominated by pain and sadness for her inability to have children. During her recovery, she took painting lessons, stuck in bed.

After her recovery, she joined the Communist Party of Mexico. In 1929 she married Diego Rivera, a well-known muralist. Their relationship will be quite stormy. Frida changed her personal and artistic style. She began wearing the traditional Tejana costume, while her painting showed her particular interest in Mexican folk art.

Her relationship with Rivera was quite turbulent based on carnal and spiritual passion. They both had extramarital affairs, which often hurt Frida. She had sex with both sexes. They divorced in 1939 but remarried a year later.

The painter's health is continually deteriorating, which can be seen in her paintings since we see her pain and melancholy. She resorted to alcohol and drugs for relief. She did not hold many exhibitions during her lifetime, nor did she sell many of her works. He died in July 1954.

So why do we admire her? Of course, because her personality was a source of inspiration for many social and political. As a communist, she joined and supported the people, so she was considered one of them. Feminists, on the other hand, adore her, as she was able to stand out among the male circle of painters. At the same time, homosexuals believed that she removed the marginalized stigma from her, overcoming stereotypes. She was a vain, unconventional, and revolutionary figure; she did not want to be like all other women in a highly macho society. The choices in her relationships, the options in her dress, in her painting show exactly her need to be different, but not sophisticated. She even said, "I do not paint dreams or nightmares, but my reality." Although she was bedridden and in constant pain, she managed to get out of her prison. Her pain became a work of art. She wanted to experience everything to the fullest; nothing stopped her.

What I admire about Frida Kahlo is that she was not afraid to expose herself. All artists project points of their personality and soul through their work. But she showed through her painting the absolute depth of her soul, her deep pain and sorrow when women could not do it. She was not afraid of social outcry but instead lived as intensely as she could despite her body's limitations. Fight for her truth… She inspired then and continues to inspire us.

Frida Kahlo quotes

• At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.

• Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. The tragedy is a ridiculous thing.

• I think that little by little, I'll be able to solve my problems and survive.

• I am my muse. I am the subject I know best—the issue I want to better.