Frida Kahlo - A Life of Pain - Biographical Documentary

[@texasbluegrass567]

As a medical nightmare since childhood, I can understand her. Her medical paintings are so powerful. Living with pain eventually drives us mad. At least she gave us her art. If she didn't have opioids we wouldn't have half of her wonderful works.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Very true.

[@Nuverselive]

Well said . This is also my belief

[@lilykatmoon4508]

The more I learn about Freida Kahlo, the more I admire her.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She was a tough cookie!

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

👌 ... 🤝

[@InessaBeach-jv2ex]

Dear Professor, Thank you very much for the understanding and a beautiful story. I love Frida's art and person. If you can, please, make a similar video about Diego Rivera.

[@magdamagdalena5979]

​@@professorgraemeyorstonein komische Vogel 🐦

[@edcpike]

Having spinal issues and chronic non stop pain, I relate with Frida. You look and act as normally as you can. No one sees your pain. It’s invisible to the naked eye.But have a MRI or CAT scan, and the doctors wonder how your still walking. I use humor. Frida used her art. I think Frida was a brilliant artist. She’s showing you her pain. It’s right there. I think she’s brave and strong and I adore her.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Well said!

[@Spyderredtoo]

I too had polio which left me with pain, but my great-aunt, who raised me and nursed me in the aftermath of my polio, taught me to handle the pain and deformity. With her encouragement and support, I got a series of college scholarships and went through law school. I learned how to appear normal in the courtroom and became a successful litigator, founding my own law firm. I retired in my early 40s, and, as my children were grown, sailed offshore for some years. Now I have published books on successfully building law practices. My old illness has done increasing spinal damage, but I can still walk with a cane. Frieda was a model for me, showing a woman could be a success despite some physical limits. I live quietly on the edge of the Pacific in a beautiful area. I am a great-grandmother. My beloved husband passed on some years ago, but left me with many happy memories. Frieda showed the way, although I could pass as normal and led a much quieter life.

[@Norah56s]

Some people (many of those analyzing Frida) have no understanding of how and to what extent chronic pain can influence ones life

[@pageribe2399]

Pain doesn't show to others! I'm appalled that anyone suggested that her chronic pain was the result of psychological issues or Munchausen's. Anyone with as much spinal damage as she had would have had terrible chronic pain. I do, and I don't have near the spinal damage that she had.

[@vincentrimmer5844]

​@@SpyderredtooThank you for sharing. You are even more inspiring than Ms. Kahlo, if you'll forgive me for saying.

[@ARareAndDifferentTune1313]

I love the juxtaposition of deciding not to get rid of her unibrow or mustache with the very “feminine” clothing, hair pieces, and red lipstick. It cuts such a striking figure. Also getting false teeth made in gold and one studded with diamonds is a boss move! I had no idea that she made all of this incredible artwork while being either on bedrest recovering from surgeries or in intense chronic pain. It gives her art a whole new meaning, though I admittedly knew very little about her. This was a wonderfully made documentary, thank you for your hard work!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@theemarydee1610]

Just before I lifted my phone, I was actually crying from severe back and leg pain from Degenerative Disc disease, arthritis etc. I can lo long lay on my bed to sleep; I sit-up and holding a pillow or two, I lean forward to accept my blessings of sleep. Running across this video , I knew I wanted to jump into Frida’s world and stop feeling sorrow for myself. Her self portraits have always touched me. She had truly lived her life as only Frida only could.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She is an inspiration to all those who suffer chronic pain.

[@dustydesert1674]

I used to sleep in a chair because of pain while waiting to have my hip replaced. It caused my legs to swell from retaining fluids. It can be damaging and cause ulcers in the legs, which in Frieda’s case led to amputation. Please be careful and watch out for that. I hope you can find a way to elevate your legs that won’t cause pain.

[@ametrineambrosia4929]

I feel you, I have the same things (DDD, arthritis is my back and hip) plus fibromyalgia, IBS, migraines, orthostatic intolerance, chronic fatigue, pelvic floor dysfunction, a prolapsed organ, PTSD and multiple mental illnesses...art is all I exist for.

[@annerigby4400]

My take on Frida Kahlo is that she had a lifetime of physical and mental pain: a mother who was complicated and not available to Frida, rejection from peers, permanent damage from polio, the horrific accident and then she married a man whose work she admired but who was not who she needed him to be, namely a husband. It is possible that she had a tumultuous love life because she believed her life was going to be short so tried to live it to the fullest or was making a statement that a woman is a person and can have affairs just like a man can or that the man she married made no secret about his affairs (he told her all about them). I believe she suffered tremendously from her physical pain overwhelming her whole life. As an artist, it would have got in the way of being able to paint whatever she wanted and force her to paint about her pain. I admire her spirit and determination. She was an amazing woman. As for mental illness, no I don't think she actually had one. I think she dealt with life as best she could, including drugs and alcohol to help her through the worse times, all the while managing to paint and to stay interested in life outside of her struggles.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

I agree!

[@benzamg32m68]

Get the polio vaccination for all you antivaxers. It's brutal to young humans to not get vaccinated . She suffered!

[@WeRNthisToGetHer]

I agree with you. I really admire her for her beautiful mix of vulnerability and strength at the same time. She was unapologetically true to herself.

[@Alfred-oz3zy]

Great woman bad painter

[@OlgaSmirnova1]

She was a lost soul, tumultuous painful life and unfortunately never had Christ.

[@jenford7078]

You did a wonderful job presenting Frida's life to us, thank you for covering her!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@minnietoot9704]

When I was 20, had a bad car accident and thus underwent numerous operations on my spine. I was finally told I would have severe nerve pain for the rest of my life. I was a budding artist and the best thing in 1984 my G.P did, was he gave me a book on Frida Kahlo. I totally related to her paintings, as I also could not conceive after the accident. My parents were horrified, telling me not to look at the terrible art works. I don’t romanticise her life. as I find many people do. Her life was full of pain, isolation and hell. But she was a bloody great painter, a strong woman and political agitator. My Mother didn’t visit me in the aftermath of my accident either. People’s reaction to one’s illness is always difficult and surprising. I admired her strength. I am 63, just had 3 levels of my spine replaced with titanium and am still in pain and don’t paint. Because unlike Frida, I was shit at it!!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

I'm glad her strength helped you.

[@ChristineMartinez-wq9vr]

Bless you and thank you for sharing your story. 🙏

[@sumrae.]

Her mom may have been wrong about many things but that elephant and dove comment was spot on😂. RIP Frida❤

[@carlsenlifeafter60carlsen11]

I have had chronic pain for 25 years. I’ve had six spinal surgeries. I am 68 and covering from the sixth spinal surgery. Frida Kahlo inspired me to paint, it takes your mind off the pain. I also have always love photography since I was a child, my first Camera was a brownie…. Her story has really helped me. She’s the only person I know that I can relate to chronic pain is something people don’t understand only the Strong survive it.😊

[@OlgaSmirnova1]

Have you listened to Joni Eareckson Tada?

[@lindaflowerpower8498]

G R E A T ! You are very strong! Regards from Vienna 🎡

[@basm620inbelair9]

I’ve always been fascinated by Frida Kahlo’s life and work. This presentation was especially great because of the real-life footage of her. Nicely done, thank you!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

Thank you so much. I don't know how she managed to get through and do so much in a tortured state of body and mind. Bravo Frieda.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She certainly had some resilience.

[@janehealy2351]

And yet, in spite of all the pain and disappointment in her far too short life, she was always incredibly strong! She was one of the first artists to show the brutal truth of both physical and emotional pain. She was an enormous inspiration to me during my recovery from serious mental health issues.

[@Jones-w5i]

M2f trans

[@rickserrano3877]

Wonderful video !!! So well documented !! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@SunshinesART]

As I lay here, life happening all around me, pain having made its home in my body, I weep for Frida, as I weep for my pain. Art is life, here in this world, and instead of flowers, I shall paint my pain.

[@ChristineMartinez-wq9vr]

Bless you 🙏 my Mom had Polio and my husband back & neck issues and I don't wish it on anyone. I hope you feel the peace and love being sent your way.

[@SunshinesART]

@@ChristineMartinez-wq9vrThank you so much, yes I do!!!!🌞🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 Sunshine’s Art

[@deemix1614]

😔your comment about life happening around you resonates💔. Same..it's a weird thing to be alive yet not really living. Art, music are such a gift to enjoy! Wishing better days for everyone stuck hurting

[@richardshiggins704]

This was a fascinating one . She had indeed come from a very unstable background with a poor role model in the person of her hysterical mother and the death defying road accident . It was not at all unreasonable for her to suffer a variety of clinical depressions and neuroses . In fact she was extraordinarily productive throughout her life despite adversity .

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you, I agree, with all that happened to her, it is wonder that she was able to hold her life together so well.

[@ElkoJohn]

Another thoughtful, compassionate, well documented biography. I have always found her self-portraits to have a deep, mesmerizing quality. Thank you, much obliged.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you.

[@janegardener1662]

I enjoyed this documentary, thank you! She was an interesting character, and very beautiful. Knowing that she wanted to become a medical illustrator made her paintings a bit more comprehensible to me.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@karencahill4798]

A very difficult life indeed. Thank God she had her painting and a strong will to live life regardless.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

It kept her going and gave her purpose.

[@krism.9363]

This was wonderful. I’ve read many books, articles & seen movies about Frida Kahlo but still learned something new from you. Thank you for making this! She is loved by many.

[@carolinejohnson22]

She was desperate for pain relief. The operations were a means to an end and hopefully they would work. She had so many gruesome injuries and was really brave. She even taught herself to paint to take her mind off the pain. She was brilliant! 💃🇬🇧🥰

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She was indeed.

[@nataliewilliams9741]

As someone who has dealt myself with decades of chronic pain, Frida's art has touched my soul the way no other artist has. I have the utmost respect for her and her indomitable spirit ❣️🌹

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She was a brave soul battling that pain her whole life.

[@patrickcareyart4080]

Thank you for this great insight into her life and work. She is one of my favourite painting heroes. I think she did rather well considering her personal and physical health and I am amazed how she delt with her complex life. Power to her and power for putting female artists on the map!

[@blueberry3168]

I agree. Chronic pain is a real head/mind trip. She was fortunate to have some doctors who understood and did their best to treat her. She was a true original, and a great artist. her legacy continues to inspire others.

[@karamuenster]

Great video! I think she had a mentality way ahead of her time, brutal honest and free spirited Frida 🌼🦋🧡 thank you

[@professorgraemeyorston]

I think so too!

[@lesafowers8142]

I am disabled and live in chronic pain. I paint and study film. The pain is real and it shortens are life a great deal. Depression is constant and there no drugs that can take the pain away. Only in death can we achieve true happiness. She gave us so much to learn from in her works, her life and all its complexities!!!🌹🌹🌹

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She did indeed.

[@Auntie-Sara]

Masterful Biography! A respectful deep dive with more surprising twists in one woman's life than all Hollywood movies combined. Wow Frida!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SoBayK80]

Frida remained true to her values, the same person whether she was with important people or with her people. Her art, like she, remained true to her vision for freedom, and purpose as a revolutionary artist, something the great Diego Rivera was unable to subsist over time. Viva Frida! 💕💐

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Very true.

[@allisonhogg5131]

Thank you. I love how she expressed pain through her paintings.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

I agree, you can see it all of them, except the still-lifes maybe.

[@francescagillon2018]

It is amazing what the unfortunate Frida succeeded in doing despite her sufferings and handicaps. She was born in the chinese year of the goat under the sign of cancer. She needed a lot of love and tenderness. She was good at promoting sympathy and pity and being taken care of so as to let free her imagination and live according to her dreams. May she finally rest in peace.

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……spent a fortnight with friends’ in Mexico City (1972). I was fortunate to meet all the poets’, writers’, artists’, & various musicians’ then current. Also saw Frida, & Diego’s two adjoining houses’, her Art Gallery, & all his murals’. What marvellous experiences’! Travelled to Teotihuacan, & Xochimilco. Tenochtitlan was discovered several years’ later, but I did walk around, & through the Zoccolo. Little did I know what was under my feet!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Sounds like a great trip.

[@donnamuller6460]

What a treat! My entire bedroom is a shrine to F.K. (Another is to Georgia O’Keefe, and my living room is to Klimt. I’ve been to Vienna from PA 15X to visit and revisit his paintings, his studio, his grave, a castle he painted in Romania, Emilie Floge’s salon, Attersee, and many more places.) I was born 4 years after Frida died and also have always been unwell, having my 1st asthma attack at 8 days old. I’m deaf, have epilepsy, and a long list I won’t bore you with. Most like Frida though is my permanent condition called RSD, or reflex sympathetic dystrophy. It’s shattering pain that moves from one body part to another for several years at a time. It began in 2007 in my R shoulder, then my R wrist, then my L foot and back, now my whole low back and both feet. I’ve been bedridden for years with my art cart by my bed. Artists are my rock stars, so I’d be beyond thrilled if you could do Klimt or O’Keefe. Your film was fantastic!

[@ewelina3479]

Please never stop making these videos. Wnenever I can, I play a video from your channel during work, not only does it make daily tasks less boring, but the way you create your documentaries I think is very climatic which is perfect for cold gloomy days. Not to mention all the knowledge I get from them! Thank you for your work, greetings from Poland ❤

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thanks Ewelina, the latest one on Munch's The Scream is out tonight!

[@CJScrol]

Having had spinal fractures from an accident, I know that pain can continue throughout your life. Her accident at 18 no doubt set her up for a life of pain, & that may have been the driver of her unforgettable artistic style.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

I think you're right.

[@tracydavis4538]

I just discovered your channel. Every video I've watched has been excellent, and this is no exception!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you, welcome aboard!

[@1ACL]

She was a GREAT artist. Thank you for this wonderful, well researched video. Especially the visuals. You really do a great job with the artists! Please do more! Thank you!!

[@avivapadrutt7952]

Although, I highly appreciate other great paint-artists or art works of them, no other artist has touched me as artist & human,being, as deep as Frida Kahlo. Besides the obvious of being an exceptional and authentic artist, she stands for so much more. I believe the kind and unconditional love of her father, was a strong part of her being able to be so resilient, despite all she had to endure & suffer while growing up. Besides her outstanding art, I admire her resilience, truthfulness, strenght & braveness, she had throughout her life.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She had to be resilient to survive all that was thrown at her.

[@EvonneLindiwe]

Frida’s struggle though much greater than my own various pain ailments , went through a lot and I look to her for inspiration, in having a Will to live.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She managed to do so much with her life despite being in pain.

[@Victoria-wz9ub]

Thank you for covering this wonderful artist.

[@kidmohair8151]

the words gumption, determination, genius, muse, passion, singular, came to mind. and many more such. Viva Kahlo!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Very true.

[@hadnoideahow]

As someone with serious chronic health issues that cause constant pain and CPTSD/EUPD (and then some), I can relate so much to her. One does not exclude the other, the pain often comes in droves.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

The accident happening at such a young age would undoubtedly have influenced her whole adult life.

[@WeRNthisToGetHer]

I'm definitely not a fan of her politics, but I can understand the reasons why she would be caught up in it at her time. It was rebellious and revolutionary for the time. I feel like I relate to her so much and have a very similar personality and complicated relationship with my mother. I love her so much. ❤

[@professorgraemeyorston]

I think she just wanted a fairer world.

[@ARareAndDifferentTune1313]

As you say with your pfp flashing a peace sign with the name weRNthistogether 🙄

[@jimmieloge575]

I can't fathom going through all the physical trials that she did, she really hung in there for a long time! Many people would have ended their lives being in such physical and Emotional/Psychological Torment as this woman.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She had some real inner strength.

[@goymedhundDogtrainingBehavior]

With a mother who sounded like a narcissist and having histrionic behavior... That is often inherited.. But who knows. Poor woman - all the pain. Wonderful video. Thank you :)

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you.

[@suegeew9727]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on her life in meaningful and non-judgmental ways.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@chanjessiet]

wow, what a life story. I couldn't imagine how I can live with all her physical pain. She was a woman of strength.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She was indeed.

[@susieschlotzhauer9924]

This just shows you that even though there’s soooo much pain she always found something beautiful in it you really did her justice here thank you ☺️

[@professorgraemeyorston]

My pleasure.

[@AIRview2]

What an wonderful door you have opened to me understanding her so much better. I think many of us can relate and learn from her never giving up motion. Thank you

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@r.w.bottorff7735]

Great video! You do a wonderful job with these larger than life people.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you.

[@thescribe7645]

26:20 "..the beautiful shades of green on her dessings.." made me chuckle. might represnt Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonisation of her wounds. Beautiful, rebellious in order to be true to herself, enjoying life in defiance of the rough cards life served her and always painting - Frida Kahlo was a formidable life force, and she left us art that continues her life and holds here memory here in the land of the living. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thanks for watching.

[@vlz5175]

Thank you for this wonderful documentary

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nungku1]

Frida Kahlo was the perfect example that a perfect life isn't necessary for success ✌️✌️

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Very true.

[@karabuysse9267]

I love the movie.... .. She was so ahead of her time. RIP

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Very true.

[@mimig6511]

This is wonderful. I do, however, suspect you were reading my mind. I have been talking with friends about Frida in the last few days! This was such a welcome notification for me.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

You know psychiatrists!

[@fairygurl9269]

Her Life Has Not Yet Ended.....As Here & There She Still Exists 💞

[@professorgraemeyorston]

In her art, yes!

[@fairygurl9269]

@@professorgraemeyorston *And Those Her Art Has Influenced...♡

[@gulandamfarhat5920]

Frida was an intensely inspiring woman inspite of her physical disability. Her painful yet soulful eyes reflect her indomitable spirit To me she is an epitome of strength and indomitable courage someone who lived through immense pain with grace and pride. I love her so much.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Very true.

[@marijadeltoro]

So far the best presentation I've seen, congratulations!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Wow, thank you!

[@mirnacollins6514]

Well done! I had the opportunity to visit The Blue House. There was a nice garden and many paintings artifacts in the House, however it felt cold and empty. Frida definitely had a passion for her art work. I love her gold tooth and the fact she probably was the first person to have bling on her tooth!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you.

[@dustydesert1674]

The house is grieving her absence.

[@klh1223]

An amazing talented woman RIP Frida

[@joannng3993]

Great lady, she had achieved so much with so little that she was endowed with.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

She did indeed.

[@garssympa500]

Just when I thought I knew everything about Frida Kahlo, I learned more... much, much more. Thank you very much. This was extremely informative.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pennyjurgens76]

Oh hell no, she was "" "Simply Amazing"!!!! WHAT A WOMAN,!!!!! 🇿🇦

[@KatieRae_AmidCrisis]

Amazing exploration of her life. Thank you.

[@KatieRae_AmidCrisis]

Chronic pain will mess with your head. My experience of it is infinitesimally minimal, compared with what Kahlo must have lived with, her whole life. I can only imagine the profound effect it must have had on her whole personality, actions, life choices. What would her life have been like without the illness, disability and chronic pain? We will, of course, never know.

[@KatieRae_AmidCrisis]

And my suggestion would be Artemisia Gentileschi

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Yes, she is an fascinating person who overcame terrible things.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you. Great suggestion.

[@jeaninerumble6503]

Very well done film. I learned a great deal and enjoyed it very much!

[@louisepotier2784]

She was true to herself - that is and was very admirable. A wonderful artist, as well. As her many lovers are mentioned it might have been more efficient to name those she did not have a relationship with, lol. She was true to herself and so loved who she liked, when she liked. That's her spirit. She is remembered and loved for her incredible spirit and talent. Thank-you for all the images and research. Have a nice day. 🙂

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Very true. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@skylar7171]

An amazing artist and human being. She endured physical pain beyond what most of us could begin to comprehend and still lived a creative, vibrant life. To suggest she had a mental illness is ludicrous.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

I don't think she had a mental illness.

[@jeremymahrer1832]

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT !!! Thank You Graeme.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks so much for posting

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@nbandboo]

I have an incredibly beautiful tattoo of Frida Kahlo. I think she’s an incredible lady and I’ve done so much research on her. You’ve definitely done her justice in this video. Thank you! I’m about to binge your whole channel 😍

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you, hope you enjoy the others!

[@donnasloane9031]

I've apreciated her art for many years

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Me too, it has a powerful haunting quality to it.

[@AnnFetherston]

Brilliant, love this video, thank you Professor.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kallyshade1844]

I am deeply inlove with Frida Khalo's storyline. Her fragrance can help you understand her complexities

[@markholland5810]

Beautifully done video. Thank you very much

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rosemarymccarron3887]

What a disaster of a life. It comes across in her paintings. A real revolutionist.

[@SkipMullen]

So much empathy for her as I too am inflicted with pain 24/7 from a failed back fusion. I then began getting Arachnoiditis, which is a fraying of the nerve endings that look like a spiders web under a microscope. Amazing how she could still remain creative under such pain or being on morphine. I used to love photography but just lost all interest as the days of traveling to destinations not planned is no longer possible. It angers me to think that some accused her of being neurotic as until one suffers from nerve pain, they can’t imagine.

[@natashajane8162]

This was incredibly interesting, I’m a fan of Frieda’s work but knew little of her story. Could you please do one on Francisco Goya? His art is grotesquely captivating and prints of his art has adorned my walls since I was 14, much to my mother’s horror.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you, I am planning one on Goya. I couldn't agree more - grotesquely captivating.

[@LennyHobdy]

As a artist 🎉 l comend you on your approach and respects for this artist... She was well deserved.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you.

[@cyndi6hdz]

Wonderful and insightful, thank you.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dianehghzn7670]

I think this woman was a miracle of determination and anybody before criticising her should try doing something as she did paint and paint about herself to alleviate her pain what concentration and determination she must have had like the french painter Henry Tolouse Loutrec to paint to the point of being totally engrossed and as a therapi be completely indifferent to the pain in body and mind what she was able to produce in such agony is truly remarkable i even find it hard to contemplate on how she was able to produce such meaningfull depiction of her life in art form i cant rave enough about her ihad seen her pictures or rather her paintings before in books i think or at an art gallery iam not sure i allways thought those were fascinating paintings but never went into those too deep but now with my ipad i can look up anything and i certainly enjoyed this video very much and also another video that was also about her life but told from a different view point which showed different sides of her life anyway the whole thing was one of the most amazing stories about artists that i ever had the privilege to see a video or videos of her life and death 😍😭🌻🌺🌷🌹🌼💐🌈🌈🌈☔️☔️☔️🦋🦋🦋🦋may she be resting in peace and completely healed and ofcourse totally blessed and pain free allways 🌹🌸🌷🌼🌻💐🌺🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😇😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏😇

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@gladysma308]

Thank you for tte video. I had watched the movie Frida twice. Your video let us know more about Frida, a heroine indeed.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

I loved the movie, but as in all films they had to leave so much of her complex story out.

[@jewel65]

I've always loved her work.

[@onefinalfightt]

This was a great video, I learned so much about Frida. You’re doing a great thing here with this channel! I appreciate all of the work you do for these videos.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you so much!

[@RafaelS.Hernandez]

Thanks for this video and all the details given. Thanks to this I can better understand her paintings.

[@margiesoapyhairbillian4754]

Excellent video. Really enjoyed it ❤

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rakiawithers1441]

This is an excellent video, thanks for your research and time.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@unforgiven123321]

Your analyses are a true gem!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you.

[@anastasiaarsenjeva4044]

I am delighted by this video! it's an amazing woman and interesting painter. However, you have done great job, presenting this unusual life for us. I have some problems with health, so it's easy for me to understand the sufferings of this beautiful and charming woman, who had unlimited talent and had some phisical limitations... Thank you so much for this video.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@lianefehrle9921]

I am intrigued about how she was openly herself

[@sandraevans6066]

Artists are born not made in my opinion. Their temperament is what enables them to create great works of art. You often find that “normal “ ordinary people lead inconsequential lives having few extraordinary episodes in their lives. I was touched by the amount of suffering Frida endured however I believe this contributed to her great paintings. As for her mental state I believe that in the greater part her reaction to her life circumstance was appropriate. I like the manner in which you narrate it makes one want to listen further. I would love to learn more about the Greek philosophers and master of psychology - well anything that enables us to understand the human mind and behaviour. Thank you so much.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

I think there has to be an inner determination and conviction to succeed as an artist.

[@1ACL]

The best artists might not have the chops to self promote. These days, that's what it takes, unfortunately.

[@theseeker4642]

​@@1ACLTotally agree, not every artistic, creative person, has the opportunities to be who they really are, or the single mindedness needed. If the opportunities aren't there, parents have no money or give no encouragement, for whatever reason, those who are naturally gifted in the creative arts, find no outlet & are stifled into living ordinary lives to earn a crust. It has to be remembered, that painting materials & musical instruments, were/are costly & beyond the reach of the old working classes, the poor & impoverished, of whom countless would be just as gifted, or perhaps more so, than those few we revere today !

[@ARareAndDifferentTune1313]

Your comment is contradictory. You say artists are born not made, but that her suffering contributed to her great paintings. I feel saying artists are born takes away from the amount of hard work they put into their art.

[@abra3cadabra3]

Really well presented. Thank you.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

You're very welcome!

[@paulinebuckles2310]

All of your videos are extremely well done, and the editing of pictures is just stunning. Thanks so much.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you're enjoying them

[@paulinebuckles2310]

@@professorgraemeyorstonVery much so. I especially loved the one on Kerouac and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

[@ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣΤΣΙΝΑΡΙΔΗΣ]

Great presentation of Frida's life by Prof. Graeme Yorston!!! A really interesting approach, objective as a scientist and emotional as a human being!

[@blakewu1375]

Thanks for this episode-I particularly enjoyed the many images of her paintings juxtaposed with the different facets that you’re discussing. If you haven’t done it already, I’d appreciate a program on Edvard Munch, my favorite artist of all time and certainly rich grounds for psychological analysis with his many paintings of pain, suffering, disease, and death. We all know “The Scream”-probably the most recognizable art image alongside Mona Lisa. Even his less known landscapes feel psychological, always accompanied by a sense of gloom, but also exude a cool beauty and serenity the longer you look at them.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Thank you - I was just reading about Munch this afternoon - watch this space!

[@lesliewells-ig5dl]

Thanks for this insightful and interesting video. I learned more about her physical and emotional health than i ever knew!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@noussiblm2158]

Thank you so mush for this video , I’ve never understood the life of Freda very good in my life , you explained in really good way thank you !❤️🇩🇿

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad it was helpful!

[@77heraclitus]

Thank you Professor Yorston! Your videos are engaging and replete with eye-opening insights.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

You are very welcome. Love your name by the way!

[@ayoolajohn]

Very well done. thoroughly enjoyed. thank you!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@catherineholden318]

Thank you for this video, you do a wonderful job. This lady was amazing.

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ItsScarllet]

this was extremely interesting! Thank you for your content!

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chewygal69]

She is my favorite artist of all time!!!!!