Dia De Los Muertos

Since we have been studying Oaxaca, I thought this may be of some interest to some of you. The Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos is not only one of the most important celebrations in Oaxaca, it is also one of the most visited by tourists. Which I hope to one day to be able to attend. In the mean time I will just have to settle for attending the celebrations held locally. The San Jose Museum on Art is holding a Dia De Los Muertos festival this weekend. I have provided the link below. Also if you are interested they have an exhibit on Frida, for those of you interested in getting some more info you can kill two birds with one stone and check both out.

Hope you enjoy! I know I will be there.


http://www.sjmusart.org/content/events/event_info.phtml?itemID=393

http://www.sanjosemuseumofart.org/content/exhibitions/current/exhibition_info.phtml?itemID=383

Frida Exhibit

This painting portrays the pain Frida suffered when she had a miscarriage.There are six images surrounding her that represent the anguish and feelings she endured through this tragic time in her life. This painting really caught my attention. To paint such a personal tragedy in her life and such a personal thing. And to capture the pain







Here is another painting exhibiting the pain she felt when she discovered the affair between her husband and her sister. The extent of her pain was so much that she related it the victim of a brutal murder. A woman who was murdered by her lover for having an affair. It's a very capturing painting. The blood even flows onto the frame of the painting.








This painting entitled "Self Portrait - Very Ugly", shows her low self esteem. Even through her success she did not see herself as such. I find this painting of Frida to be very beautiful. I see no ugliness in her at all. Its sad that she would see herself as such. She was a very inspiring woman.