Frida Kahlo Quotes And Sayings

Frida Kahlo de Rivera, born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her self-portraits. Her work has been celebrated internationally as emblematic of Mexican national and indigenous traditions, and by feminists for its uncompromising depiction of the female experience and form. Mexican culture and tradition are important in her work, which has been sometimes characterized as naïve art or folk art. Kahlo suggested, “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”

I Never Paint Dreams Or Nightmares. I Paint My Own Reality.

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They Thought I Was A Surrealist, But I Wasn't. I Never Painted Dreams. I Painted My Own Reality.

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Since My Subjects Have Always Been My Sensations, My States Of Mind And The Profound Reactions That Life Has Been Producing In Me, I Have Frequently Objectified All This In Figures Of Myself, Which Were The Most Sincere And Real Thing That I Could Do In Order To Express What I Felt Inside And Outside Of Myself.

Frida Kahlo Quotes (10) - Since My Subjects Have Always Been My S... - QuotesSince My Subjects Have Always Been My Sensations, My States Of Mind And The Profound Reactions That Life Has Been Producing In Me, I Have Frequently Objectified All This In Figures Of Myself, Which Were The Most Sincere And Real Thing That I Could Do In Order To Express What I Felt Inside And Outside Of Myself.

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I Leave You My Portrait So That You Will Have My Presence All The Days And Nights That I Am Away From You.

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I Am My Own Muse, The Subject I Know Best.

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I Tried To Drown My Sorrows, But The Bastards Learned How To Swim, And Now I Am Overwhelmed By This Decent And Good Feeling.

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Painting Completed My Life.

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I Am In Agreement With Everything My Father Taught Me And Nothing My Mother Taught Me.

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Really, I Do Not Know Whether My Paintings Are Surrealist Or Not, But I Do Know That They Are The Frankest Expression Of Myself.

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I Paint Flowers So They Will Not Die.

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Of The Opposite Sex, I Have The Moustache And, In General, The Face.

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The Most Important Part Of The Body Is The Brain. Of My Face, I Like The Eyebrows And Eyes. Aside From That, I Like Nothing. My Head Is Too Small.

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My Toys Were Those Of A Boy: Skates, Bicycles.

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I Find That Americans Completely Lack Sensibility And Good Taste. They Are Boring, And They All Have Faces Like Unbaked Rolls.

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I Was A Child Who Went About In A World Of Colors... My Friends, My Companions, Became Women Slowly; I Became Old In Instants.

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To Paint Is The Most Terrific Thing That There Is, But To Do It Well Is Very Difficult.

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I Don't Know How To Write Love Letters.

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I Put On The Canvas Whatever Comes Into My Mind.

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I Am Happy To Be Alive, As Long As I Can Paint.

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I Paint My Own Reality. The Only Thing I Know Is That I Paint Because I Need To, And I Paint Whatever Passes Through My Head Without Any Other Consideration.

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I Paint Self-portraits Because I Am So Often Alone, Because I Am The Person I Know Best.

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My Painting Carries With It The Message Of Pain.

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I Love You More Than My Own Skin.

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The Only Thing I Know Is That I Paint Because I Need To, And I Paint Whatever Passes Through My Head Without Any Other Consideration.

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Feet, What Do I Need You For When I Have Wings To Fly?

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There Have Been Two Great Accidents In My Life. One Was The Trolley, And The Other Was Diego. Diego Was By Far The Worst.

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