1. Self Portrait of the Day
Frida Kahlo
“I am the person I know best”

2. See...
Think...
Wonder...
Self Portrait with Necklace of Thorns

3. Quick Facts: Frida Kahlo
Mexican Painter
Surrealist Artist
Known for her 55 self-portraits
Married to Diego Rivera

4. Common imagery Trolley accident and subsequent illness Miscarriage
Mexican/European identity
Divorce from Diego

5. Trolley Accident and Subsequent Illness

6. Trolley Accident and Subsequent Illness

7. Divorce

8. Mexican and European Identity

9. Vincent van Gogh
“It’s difficult to know oneself, but it isn’t easy to paint oneself either.”

10. Evolution of Style

11. Evolution of Style: 1886

12. Evolution of Style: 1887

13. Evolution of Style: 1888

14. Evolution of Style: 1889

15. Evolution of Style

16. Evolution of Style Color: dark neutrals to light pastels
Style: representative and realistic to looser and slightly abstract
Technique: smooth brushstrokes to visible and rhythmic brushstrokes

17. Andy Warhol “What prompted this series of self portraits?”
“Well… I ran out of ideas.” -Andy Warhol

18. Andy Warhol’s recurring subjects. Why he chose these subjects.
Notes:
Andy Warhol’s recurring subjects.
Why he chose these subjects.

19. Recurring Themes:
Shoes, products, money, celebrities, rich people, disasters, death, himself.

20. WHY?! -Rejected the idea that only the elite can understand art
-Wanted to take everyday objects and make them art that everyone could understand
-Wanted to explore how Americans consume products and are obsessed with fame

21. I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation
I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh. -Kanye West