“This very modern approach to art as a way of life is what fascinates us in Kahlo.”
~ Nina Heyn

As we celebrate the release of Women in Art by Solari “Culture Scout” Nina Heyn, it is a good time to draw attention to the 2024 documentary, Frida, about the life of Mexican painter Frido Kahlo. Heyn made Kahlo the focus of the third installment in her “Women & Art Series” at Food for the Soul and of one of the chapters in Women in Art.

Directed by first-time director Carla Gutierrez and first screened at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Frida combines “lyrical animation inspired by [Kahlo’s] unforgettable artwork” (IMDb) with archival materials, drawing on Kahlo’s writings and interviews to tell the painter’s life using her own words.

As Heyn noted in her essay, Kahlo’s “multimedia” output—including not just paintings but her personal collections and memorable wardrobe—represented “one continuous stream of creativity.” When one also factors in Kahlo’s relationships with leading figures in Mexican art and history, it is not hard to understand why she remains such a source of fascination as both artist and cultural icon.

Related:

Frida (2024 film) (Wikipedia)

Frida (IMDb)

Frida Kahlo (Britannica)

Frida Kahlo – A Life of Pain – Biographical Documentary

Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo

Related at the Solari Report:

Just in Time for the Holidays – Nina Heyn’s Women in Art

Food for the Soul: Frida Kahlo – Women Artists Series 3