Frida Kahlo: The woman behind the legend - Iseult Gillespie

Prevoditelj: Ivana Korpar Recezent: Ivan Stamenković

In 1925,

Godine 1925.

Frida Kahlo was on her way home from school in Mexico City

Frida Kahlo vraćala se kući iz škole u Mexico Cityju

when the bus she was riding collided with a streetcar.

kada se njezin autobus sudario s tramvajem.

She suffered near-fatal injuries to her spine, pelvis and hips,

Zadobila je gotovo smrtonosne ozljede kralježnice, zdjelice i bokova

and was bedridden for months afterward.

te je mjesecima nakon toga bila prikovana za krevet.

During her recovery,

Tijekom oporavka

she had a special easel attached to her bed

imala je poseban štafelaj pričvršćen za krevet

so she could practice painting techniques.

kako bi mogla vježbati svoje slikarske tehnike.

When she set to work,

Kada se prihvatila posla

she began to paint the world according to her own singular vision.

počela je slikati svijet prema vlastitom individualnom pogledu.

Over the course of her life,

Tijekom života etablirala se

she would establish herself as the creator and muse behind extraordinary art.

kao kreatorica i muza izvanredne umjetnosti.

Though you may have met Kahlo's gaze before,

Iako ste se možda već ranije susreli s njezinim pogledom,

djela Fride Kahlo nude pogleda na svijet njezinim očima.

her work provides an opportunity to see the world through her eyes.

Slikala je obitelj i prijatelje,

She painted friends and family,

still lives and spiritual scenes;

mrtvu prirodu i duhovne scene;

but it was her mesmerizing self-portraits

no njezini očaravajući autoportreti

which first caught the world’s attention.

prvi su privukli pozornost svijeta.

U djelu iz njezine rane faze,

In an early work,

"Self Portrait with Velvet Dress,"

"Autoportret u baršunastoj haljini"

the focus is on her strong brows, facial hair, long neck and formidable stare.

fokus je na izraženim obrvama, brkovima, dugom vratu i čvrstom pogledu.

Ta su se obilježja zadržala,

Such features remained,

but Kahlo soon began to present herself in more unusual ways.

no Kahlo se uskoro počela prikazivati na nešto neobičniji način.

For example,

Primjerice,

"The Broken Column" uses symbolism,

"Slomljeni stup" koristi simbolizam,

religious imagery and a ruptured landscape to reveal her physical and mental state.

religiozne motive i krajolik s pukotinama da prikaže svoje fizičko i psihičko stanje.

In 1928, Kahlo started dating fellow painter Diego Rivera.

Godine 1328. Kahlo započinje vezu sa slikarom Diegom Riverom.

They became lifelong partners and cultivated an eccentric celebrity.

Vjenčali su se i vodili život ekscentričnih celebrityja.

Together, they traveled the world and dedicated themselves to art,

Zajedno su proputovali svijet, posvetili se umjetnosti,

Communist politics and Mexican nationalism.

komunizmu i meksičkom nacionalizmu.

Kahlo and Rivera shared a deep affinity with Mexicanidad,

Kahlo i Riviera dijelili su duboku ljubav prema "Meksikanstvu",

a movement which celebrated indigenous culture after the Revolution.

pokretu koji je slavio autohtonu kulturu nakon Meksičke revolucije.

U svakodnevnom životu Kahlo bi nosila tradicionalnu Tehuana haljinu

In her daily life, Kahlo wore traditional Tehuana dress

and immersed herself in native spirituality.

i interesirala se za autohtonu spiritualnost.

And in her work,

A u svome radu

she constantly referenced Mexican folk painting,

neprestano je referirala meksičko narodno slikarstvo,

incorporating its bright colors

inkorporirajući njegove jarke boje

and references to death, religion and nature.

i referirajući motive smrti, religije i prirode.

With her imagery of giant floating flowers,

Zbog njezinih slika divovskih plutajućih cvjetova, valovitih krajolika

undulating landscapes, transplanted body parts and billowing clouds of demons,

transplantiranih dijelova tijela i nabujalih oblaka demona

Kahlo has often been associated with Surrealism.

Kahlo su često povezivali s nadrealizmom.

But while surrealists used dreamlike images to explore the unconscious mind,

Iako su nadrealisti koristili snovite slike da bi istražili podsvijest,

Kahlo used them to represent her physical body and life experiences.

Kahlo ih je koristila kako bi prikazala svoje tijelo i životna iskustva.

Two of her most-explored experiences

Dva događaja kojima se najviše bavila

were her physical disabilities and her marriage.

bili su njezin invaliditet i njezin brak.

As a result of the bus accident,

Zbog njezine autobusne nesreće

she experienced life-long health complications

cijelog su je života pratile zdravstvene komplikacije

and endured many hospitalizations.

i česte hospitalizacije.

She often contemplated the physical and psychological effects

Često je kontemplirala o fizičkim i psihološkim posljedicama invaliditeta

of disability in her work;

u svojim radovima;

painting herself in agony,

slikajući sebe u agoniji,

recuperating from operations,

oporavljajući se od operacija

or including objects such as her back brace and wheelchair.

ili uključujući objekte poput svoje proteze za leđa ili kolica.

Meanwhile, her relationship with Rivera was tempestuous,

U međuvremenu, njezin je odnos s Riverom bio buran,

marked by infidelity on both sides.

označile su ga nevjere s obje strane.

At one point they even divorced,

U jednom trenutku čak su se i razveli

then remarried a year later.

i ponovno vjenčali za godinu dana.

During this period,

Tijekom tog razdoblja

she painted the double self-portrait "The Two Fridas,"

naslikala je dvostruki autoportret "Dvije Fride"

koji govori o boli gubitka i podijeljenom osjećaju sebe.

which speaks to the anguish of loss and a splintered sense of self.

The Frida to the left has a broken heart,

Frida slijeva ima slomljeno srce

which drips blood onto her old-fashioned Victorian dress.

koje krvari i kaplje na njezinu starinsku viktorijansku haljinu.

She symbolizes a version of the artist who is wounded by the past–

Ona simbolizira verziju umjetnice koja je ranjena u prošlosti

but is also connected by an artery to a second self.

no arterijom je povezana s drugom sobom.

Ta je Frida obučena u Tehuana haljinu

This Frida is dressed in Tehuana attire–

and although she remembers Diego with the tiny portrait in her hand,

i iako se sjeća Diega na malom portretu u svojoj ruci

her heart remains intact.

njezino srce nije ranjeno.

Together, the two suggest a position caught between past and present,

Zajedno, njih dvije sugeriraju položaj uhvaćen između prošlosti i sadašnjosti

individuality and dependency.

individualnosti i ovisnosti.

Kahlo je preminula 1954. u dobi od 47 godina.

Kahlo died in 1954 at the age of 47.

U godinama nakon njezine smrti

In the years after her death,

she experienced a surge in popularity that has lasted to this day.

njezina je popularnost narasla, a traje još i danas.

And although her image has proliferated,

Iako njezin image cvate

Kahlo’s body of work

djela Fride Kahlo

reminds us that there are no simple truths

podsjećaju na to da ne postoje jednostavne istine

about the life, work and legacy of the woman behind the icon.

o životu, djelu i nasljeđu žene iza te ikone.

Rekli bismo radije da nam je prikazala višestruke verzije svoje stvarnosti

Rather, she put multiple versions of her reality on display–

and provided us with a few entry-ways into the contents of her soul.

i ponudila nam nekoliko vrata do sadržaja svoje duše.