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The two Frida's


The two Frida's
Information sur la photo
Copyright: Elias Castillo (manatee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 738 W: 5 N: 1112] (3814)
Genre: Gens
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2007-07-21
Catégories: Oeuvres d'art
Versions: version originale, Workshop
Date de soumission: 2007-08-14 14:05
Vue: 441
Points: 20
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, as her name appears on her birth certificate [1], was born in 1907 in her parents' house, known as La Casa Azul (The Blue House), in Coyoacán, which at the time was a small town on the outskirts of Mexico City. Her father, Guillermo Kahlo (1872-1941), was born Carl Wilhelm Kahlo in Pforzheim, Germany, the son of painter and goldsmith Jakob Heinrich Kahlo and Henriett E. Kaufmann. Although Kahlo claimed her father was of Jewish and Hungarian ancestry, [2], a 2005 book on Guillermo Kahlo revealed that he in fact descended from a long line of German Lutherans [3]. Wilhelm Kahlo sailed to Mexico in 1891 at the age of 19 and, upon his arrival, changed his German forename Wilhelm to its Spanish equivalent, 'Guillermo'. Until the late 1930s, in the face of rising Nazism in Germany, Frida acknowledged her German heritage by spelling her name "Frieda" (an allusion to "Frieden", which means "peace" in German).

Frida's mother, Matilde Calderón y Gonzalez, was a devout Catholic of primarily indigenous descent mixed with Spanish.[2] Matilde frowned upon the wild games Frida and her younger sister Cristina played. Frida's parents were married shortly after the death of Guillermo's first wife during her second childbirth. Their marriage was largely unhappy. Guillermo and Matilde gave birth to four children (where Frida was the third of their four girls) and having two older half sisters, Frida grew up in a world surrounded by females. Throughout most of her life, Kahlo was close to her father.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo
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And in the movie, she is a great mexican tango dancer...

Hola Elias
me gusta esta original composicion en duotono, la definicion y el marco , me gustan especialmente.
buen trabajo
saludos.

Thanks for the wonderful history of a great artist. I've long been a fan of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Linking this photo to that history is great to read.

Hello Elias

This is a great portrait, for me it unusualt to see good "couple" portraits excluding wedding of simple holiday photos, but here the result is good.
I haven't seen the film Frida, but I know the story behind her.
The desaturated colours work great to create a sence of nostalgia.
Contrast is also great, especially the details in the white dress.
Thank you for sharing.

Odd Jarle

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  • maria Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 211 W: 9 N: 314] (1751)
  • [2007-08-14 15:04]

Beautiful place the Blue House is, specially the courtyard. Got me really impressed!
Interesting Tehuana headdress in this pic!
Tfs.
Regards,
Maria

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  • LamCam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 653 W: 66 N: 515] (2612)
  • [2007-08-14 15:08]

Hello Elias
I like this 'tribute' to Frida Kahlo very much. I associate her with bright colours but the black and white works well in this shot as we are not distracted from the faces. The details of the clothes are very clear and the cropping and square format bring us close to the couple.
Unusual and interesting.
Best Wishes Maggie

Olá Elias, obrigado pelo original a cores no WS e pela informação de onde é que isto foi tirado. O retrato está uma delícia e acho que fizeste um excelente trabalho de transformação para uma foto antiga. O resultado tem muito a ver com a Frida. De repente lembrei-me de uma exposição muito boa na cidade do México. Sem dúvida que ela e o Rivera, deixaram uma marca na história da arte. Grande homenagem.
Um abraço amigo,
ricardo

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  • ninaL Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1783 W: 232 N: 1872] (15607)
  • [2007-08-15 6:47]

Hi, Ellias.

I am impressed by this photograph but I did not understand the ration beetween your note and beetween this shot....Who are the woman ? They are not two Fridas ?

???

But this shot is beautiful...expressions...those expressions...and this hot light...I like it very much.

Best regards. Grazyna.

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  • adores Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2685 W: 52 N: 3765] (12035)
  • [2007-08-16 18:56]

Olá Elias!
Boa foto! Lembra-me bastante o filme sobre Frida Khalo. Elas estão perfeitas e acho que a foto ficou óptima a preto e branco.

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  • Charo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2409 W: 21 N: 4574] (17682)
  • [2007-08-17 1:37]

Hola Elias,
Estupenda foto de estas dos "Frida" que realmente han conseguido un buen paracido con ella, conozco un poco la vida de esta fantástica y desgraciada mujer.
Excelente definición y color.
Gracias por tu amabilidad, a mi también me gusta mucho tu país y sus gentes, supongo que sabrás que en España sois my apreciados.
Un cordial abrazo
Charo

Hola Helias!
Me gusta este foto de las dos Fridas! He visto la pelìcula , e l'he apreciado mucho! Los colores blanco y nero van bien con los trajes extraordinarios que Frida llevaba abitualmente.
Pero, puedes explicar quien son las dos mujeres?
Un saludo!
Marie Louise.

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