Frida Kahlo: la creación frente a un destino trágico / Frida Kahlo: the creation of a tragic destiny

RESUMEN

Este trabajo aborda el proceso creador en la pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo, en particular a partir de las situaciones trágicas que signaron su vida. Nacida en 1907 y fallecida en 1954, Frida Kahlo mantuvo una relación tormentosa con el muralista Diego Rivera, la cual la marcó decisivamente como mujer y como artista. El foco del trabajo radica en interrogar el mundo íntimo de la estructura creadora, a la luz de un evento trágico sucedido en 1932 que impulsó en la artista la producción de una obra desgarradora y desconcertante titulada "El hospital Henry Ford". Esta obra resulta una novedad en el tratamiento estético de la interrupción del embarazo y un conmovedor tratamiento del cuerpo en la pintura.

ABSTRACT

This work analyses Frida Kahlo's creative process, particularly the one that took place as an aftermath of the tragic experiences the Mexican painter went through. Born in 1907 and deceased in 1954, Frida Kahlo was engaged in a tumultuous relationship with artist Diego Rivera. It is well known that this union had a tremendous impact on her, not only as a woman but also as an artist. Our focus will be to question the painter's intimate world in liaison with her creative process, in light of the fatality that took place in 1932, which resulted in the production of the dramatic painting "Henry Ford Hospital". This painting was groundbreaking in terms of how it dealt with the issue of miscarriage through art, as well as it offered a moving representation of the body.