To Feel The Pain of Frida Kahlo (Part 2)

Today we return ourselves to the story and artwork of Frida Kahlo, in part 2 of the “To Feel the Pain of Frida Kahlo” series.
In the last episode we looked at Kahlo’s early life, her educational years and the beginning of her art career, which was mostly ignited by her horrific bus accident when she was 18 as well as the relationship and marriage to the love of her life, Diego Rivera.
In this episode, we’ll be picking up Kahlo’s story around the time she and Rivera returned to Mexico after briefly living in the United States during the early 1930s. And this is when, at least in my opinion, Kahlo’s finest masterpieces truly begin to emerge.
So without further ado, let’s get right into it. Welcome to another video everybody. And welcome to Part 2 of the story and artwork of Frida Kahlo.
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[@Missmalefique]

Fun fact: Frida painted the corsets she used after the bus accident, and called them "castigos" (punishments). All her artwork was very personal and intimate, and portrayed her sorrows in such a beautiful way.

[@Ellie-vb9vm]

My favorite was her hammer + sickle/fetus corset personally

[@Missmalefique]

​@@Ellie-vb9vm that one is so iconic.

[@cocoaswann2095]

“I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.” ― Frida Kahlo “There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the train the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.” ― Frida Kahlo “The most important thing for everyone in Gringolandia is to have ambition and become 'somebody,' and frankly, I don't have the least ambition to become anybody.” ― Frida Kahlo

[@BlueBerry-tc6tz]

Mood

[@cocoaswann2095]

@@BlueBerry-tc6tz That's why we LOVE Frida and Her Art so much! Peace!

[@abusednomoresilence]

❤❤❤❤ Thank you

[@Robbie2121]

Frida deserved it lmao

[@jacquelinedara]

That Cancerian humour tho *chefs kiss*. Gotta love her sardonic sass .

[@Ellie-vb9vm]

I feel like Kahlo's reaction to living in america is so clearly captured in all the paintings that reference it. And I also feel that people mainly take away that Kahlo had a very negative view of capitalism and of america- which she did, and as it was her complete right to. But I think she also captures a lot of sympathy in the pain and poverty of american culture, how gilded and extreme it was. Anyways im baked as hell, loved the vid

[@suziecreamcheese211]

She could have moved to a communist country. Anyone can, even today.

[@Ellie-vb9vm]

@AG-up7kx I honestly should've clarified that the "people," I reference are bible belt conservitards that I constantly have to deal with that wouldn't automatically understand that nuance. People who don't usually make it to this comment section, which is honestly my fault. I agree with you completely. Again, baked as hell then and baked as hell now. Slay in my honor, I'm going to sleep.

[@ericdravenX00X]

As Frida is not only an interesting person and Great artist. But through all the heartache and feelings of brokenness i find her also to be a Headstrong and Independent woman.. Knowing exactly what she wanted to be, and where she wanted to be in her life and she let nothing hold her back from her true love and at is art.. Thanks Mr.Dweller.. Hear You Next Time.

[@LoriKasprzak-yk6nc]

In the painting of the two Fridas, it's not a surgical scissor in her hands but a surgical clamp, a forceps, staunching the bleeding.

[@priusdriver596]

she def did not know exactly what she wanted to be. she appropriated indigenous culture for her art.

[@chewygal69]

I truly relate to her. Frida Kahlo is my favorite artist of all time.

[@cguibcx]

I've always seen her as a wounded victim who turned her pain into beautiful art. After watching these first two videos, hearing her full story, her many lovers, and how she handled the bus incident and Diego...she was wounded, and she definitely turned her pain into art, but she was never a victim. I don't think that's even how she saw herself. She may have used sympathy to gain favor at times, but she comes off as very head-strong, and even stoic in her art work. In a lot of these later self-portraits - after the bus incident, several miscarriages, and Diego's psychological torture - she has this look of contempt on her face that just screams "you can't hurt me, I'm already dead inside" that is just badass. After watching these first two parts, I see why she's a legend now.

[@missingnoo]

Another excellent series! Cannot wait for part 3.

[@BlindDweller]

Thanks man, glad you're enjoying it so far!

[@CreativaArtly]

Fascinating. Also I get her father’s pain and the suffering he went thru as someone who has epilepsy myself.

[@e-cuauhtemoc]

THANK YOU for all your hard work. It's greatly appreciated.

[@BlindDweller]

Thanks for tuning in man! ❤

[@lesleyM84]

several years back, The Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ, featured a joint showing of Kahlo and Rivera.. on my birthday💕😁.. included several pieces of her intoxicating wardrobe!! i completely LOVED it.. i just could hardly believe i was actually looking at their actual masterpieces!!!!!!

[@lesleyM84]

7:13 good grief her own sister acquiesced to an affair with her husband?????? that is completely brutal.. good Lord..

[@lesleyM84]

absolutely fabulous fabulous video!!!!! loved it!! and the special artist feature at the end is suuper kind and amazing!!

[@jennieivins]

This series is fantastic and beautiful! But I am also commenting to let your featured artist know their work is amazing and they should keep at it! If one day they decided to post online I hope they'll let you know so we can follow their work. :)

[@CarolH2]

Thank you for these captivating videos on this artist! Cannot wait for Part 3! 💜

[@BlindDweller]

Shouldn't be too long for Part 3, hopefully!

[@april6620]

So glad this series (and channel) popped up in my fyp. Thank you. With the craziness of life, my own past traumas, toxic/abusive relationships and medical struggles, id forgotten how much I've loved, admired and related to kahlo. Much appreciation to you, for helping me remember, learn more about, relate and be inspired by this complex, talented, broken, courageous and beautiful artist.

[@FelixxxOficial]

I live in the same street she lived. Its common to see toursits come and go, thank you for this video.

[@MarzannaMorana]

This is the BEST documentary on Fridas life...by a Longshot.

[@gaylereid8264]

Frida is my heroine. I L❤️VE her !!!

[@patriciarodgers492]

Stunning, beautiful and as real as can be. I enjoy introducing her artistic talents to the young ones.🤩

[@_aconite_cj_]

Babe wake up Blind Dweller posted

[@Achilles_Heelys]

@8:56 I think the shoe is a boat with a sail. As if to say she has one foot planted to the land where her heart bleeds and the sail boat shoe foot is her desire to leave

[@jacquelinedara]

That’s what I think too!

[@cyb3r.punk13]

My mom and I love Frida and her artwork very deeply, so thank you for this series that we have been enjoying. Que viva la magnífica Frida Khalo🩶

[@Thesionshow]

Beautiful expressionism

[@Ale_gonz95]

Thank you for continuing her story! Love your videos! Please keep them up 🙏🏻🤍

[@juelz5844]

I like your shorter series, I never start 2 hour videos but I totally enjoy watching 1-2 short ones 🫶 like your video style, your audio is flawless and I can feel the effort you put into this. So thank you and cu soon 🌞

[@annamossity8879]

Bravo Vavno! I’m very much enjoying the short form of these videos. Thank you

[@Daman729]

Thanks for this amazing series😊. Keith Haring series soon ???😅

[@BlindDweller]

I love Keith Harring! He's definitely coming to this channel sooner or later 😁

[@Indiggochild]

Thank you so much for this and all your other videos. I appreciate how much time, effort, and thought you put into each piece you work on and I'm grateful you share them with us all.

[@kateroyax]

And many thanks from blind artist!

[@JoeSmith-ln2vl]

Thanks for another great episode and look forward to part 3!

[@CricketCinema]

Thanks for your work on this. You did a wonderful job, and I appreciate what I’ve learned. I’m grateful.

[@Ms.Laterholmes]

Thank you for all the time and energy you put into the channel

[@fridaartista]

A new subscriber here, I’m really enjoying your channel, I hope Vavno will consider posting his work online- it’s beautiful!

[@kateroyax]

Hi from blind artist in Los Angeles! I'm a strong lady and she is true inspiration for me. My husband and me did visit to Mexico city in last year. Her paintings were printed on mexican money)

[@4Beats4Me]

And rthanks so much for sharing your native American pieces

[@DavidAndersen84]

A crease through her heart. The portrait scene at 24:00 has a crease in it that crosses his heart. Interesting detail. Your presentation is excellent and highly informed. You are remarkable. As always I walk away having learned something new. Thank you for your beautiful work.

[@heatherhartman6474]

Thank you for these videos❤

[@lisamurphy5663]

Excellent!!💜

[@Lisa-Lisa53]

Intriguing video.

[@TomoyoTatar]

Thank you for your videos

[@dejankrgovic8464]

Loveeeeeee youre videos❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@servidig483]

You HAVE to do one about Marcelo Bordese, noone did a vid on him and it's INSANE

[@kerry-ch2zi]

I had two illustrated books of Kahlo's works, and some great paintings appeared here I'd never seen. The hummingbird around her neck reminds me of the dead albatross hung around the neck of the cursed sailor in The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge. While I don't think there's any evidence she made that connection in her imagery, its entirely possible she may have liked that symbol of doom and guilt. Though Diego was the more technically organized of the two, I don't think his formula-prone style much influenced her work. She had her own thing, and it was much more organic. Blind Dweller does good work.

[@chackal7596]

I would recommend you to produce something about the art of Alberto Martini (1876-1954), a symbolist italian artist who has an exquisite though morbib work. You may find his style a little intringuing and worthwhile. 🙂

[@aaron_osborne]

Decided to take in more Frida on the big screen. My iPad lol.

[@Ms.Laterholmes]

Mexican and Hungarian woman❤❤

[@falafel1980]

German* and Mexican her father was German

[@skellybean8659]

My favorite dark artist is Frederik Ruysch. You should take a look.

[@levoldunom]

You didn't include the painting of the bathtub

[@GirlsLoveEmo]

Shout out to b00tymajik, what a great name!

[@mijiyoon5575]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@ghazalgorji2598]

To be honest I've never liked her works and can't really put my finger on what about them rubs me the wrong way. In art school, some of my friends absolutely loved her and emulated her work. I asked them about it but none of them ever gave me a straight answer. So I'm curious, why do you like/love her paintings?

[@DrBitchcraft.]

I like that theyre surreal and have a lot of symbolistic elements and small details. It moves me. If you don't mind, who are your favorite artists? The answer might lie in that rather than in Frida.

[@suziecreamcheese211]

Some come across as childish, immature and badly painted. I recognize that, but overall I love her work, especially her first self portrait. Her color work and imagery is stunning. She was so unique.

[@nottodaysatan101]

I accept your opinion but I personally think she is Uber talented in comparison to modern 'art' today. Beside from that, it's her ability to really communicate who she is through her paintings. Also, I think her paintings strike a chord with sensitive, creative people because through her painting she's speaking our language. She's able to creatively express herself through the medium of vivid imagery, which she cleverly constructed. It's clear that she is not someone who simply can draw but was clever enough to know how to draw and place objects appropriately in her painting to best represent who she was, how she felt and what she was going through. She's just as much of a storyteller as she is an artist.

[@bealreadyhappy]

Hello. Please tell me why you keep changing how you refer to her? 😊

[@cyb3r.punk13]

Because It’s common for people to refer to others as both first and last name☺️

[@Michaeljoseph823]

Frida Kahlo

[@flowerowl8342]

Another KZbin channel called Biographics said that Frida and Leon never had an affair with each other.

[@BlindDweller]

Uh oh...did I spread fake news just then? 😅

[@sunnyquinn3888]

When it comes to affairs, it seems to come down to, "he said, she said" almost every time. So it is hard to prove one way or the other.

[@crazedbrazy617bh]

Isn’t her first name Frida, why do you keep calling her Kahlo?

[@jacquelinedara]

It’s common to reference people by their surname.

[@miaya.micronis]

In the two Fridas, I think the right side Frida is holding a pacifier. I don’t see a portrait, it looked like a pacifier to me.

[@curcumagranola5283]

🎉🎉🎉