The Two Fridas Analysis

The two women in The Two Frida 's are joined together by a bloodline of veins wrapping around their bodies. They appear to be uncomfortable because of the awkwardness of loneliness and blankness in their dark eyes. They hold hands symbolizing their union and how they create one. The Two Frida 's is Kahlo 's first large-scale painting and it is now located in El Museo de Arte Moderno, in Mexico City. Painted in 1939, it gives a glimpse of Mexican and European fashion and customs. Nevertheless, the story behind the painting and Frida 's life makes it a thousand times more valuable and understandable.

There are two Fridas: the one on the left is presented in a Victorian dress and the Frida on the right has a traditional Mexican Tehuana skirt and a blouse. The colors are contrasting with each other. The European dress is more vibrant with a whitewashed color with red flowers on the bottom of the dress. This represents a freed Frida. However, the Frida on the right has dull and basic colors that do not capture the attention. The

The Two Frida 's can be interpreted in different views and aspects. In an interpretation by Hayden Herrera, the painting is connected to Diego Rivera. In the book Frida a Biography of Frida Kahlo, Herrera goes more in depth about what Rivera meant to Kahlo. For instance, Herrera states, "one of them is Frida that Diego loved… the second Frida, the woman whom Diego no longer loved" (278). Frida would dress the way Rivera wanted her to and at that point if he cheated on her he did not love her with the traditional Mexican clothing. Herrera goes on and states that Diego Rivera was Frida 's "lost lover," but he is not a lost love. He cheated on Kahlo with her own sister. Kahlo 's paintings have a lot more meaning than just connecting to her ex-husband. The painting has different meanings to everyone who encounters it. Nevertheless, Kahlo definitely got her message out there and it depends on how you view and comprehend the message of the