Who is Frida Kahlo

Who is Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo: A Life of Passion ChaptersBeginnings: Meeting Young FridaTotal IncapacitationFrida’s StyleFrida Kahlo, the iconic painter from Mexico, was in the news recently â€" not for any of her works but for the insensitive question posed by the newly-installed American ambassador to that country.While everyone would agree that insulting one of your host country’s most renown citizens is not in good form, his doing so had a somewhat positive effect. Thanks to his faux-pas, Frida is back on stage!Of course, your Superprof has to jump on the chance to tell you all about this remarkable woman: her life and trials; the pain and tragedy she endured for much of her time...A life cut far too short; an ability to speak volumes through brushstrokes silenced before it had properly begun.We’re honoured to examine the life and art of Frida Kahlo. 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Rather than uttering the entire name, the household’s newest member was called simply Frida.Frida would be the youngest save one in what she described as a ‘very, very sad’ home. Her father, a photographer of some repute, was plagued with epilepsy, a condition that ended his university studies in his native Germany.He would occasionally have seizures at home which his daughters, especially Frida, were witness to.Frida describes her mother as kind and intelligent but also as cruel and fanatically religious. While Frida relationship with her mother was rather tense, by all accounts she a nd her father got along famously.That might have been because they both lived with a disability.When Frida was six years old, she was stricken with polio, leaving her right leg incapacitated. Her father, desperate for her to fully recover, encouraged her to run and play sports â€" even though, at that time, it was considered unseemly for girls to run about.It was those months battling polio that caused her late enrolment in school; something that other students bullied her about, along with her small stature.It’s hard to say exactly where Frida developed her fiery temper â€" whether it was a result of being picked on in school, feeling pressure at home or if it was simply in her nature.Certainly, even later in life, she dissembled over seemingly inconsequential matters, for instance averring she was born at Casa Azul, the family homestead â€" now a museum to exhibit her life and work, when official records list her grandmother’s house as her place of birth.Nevertheless, her tale nt for mischief and artifice got her expelled from the German school her father had insisted she attend. Determined to see his favourite daughter educated, Dad enroled her in a vocational school but, soon, she was back home; she had been abused by a teacher there.With nothing but time on her hands, until she became old enough to apply to high school, Frida helped her father retouch, colour and develop photos for clients. It may have been at this time that the desire to create artworks crystallized for her.This National Prep school, the oldest and most esteemed in Mexico, had only recently started accepting female students; when Frida applied there in 1922, there were only 35 women enroled out of a student body of 2,000.Frida did not apply to study art; she wanted to be a doctor. She studied hard, learned well and generally fit in with the campus revolutionaries... especially after she shifted her birth year to match the year of the Mexican Revolution.American artist Helen Frankentha ler was Frida’s opposite in just about every way!And then, a terrible accident changed the course of her life. Tributes to Frida are wide-ranging and extensive Image by ban75 from PixabayTotal IncapacitationWhile on the bus with her boyfriend, it collided with a tram. Several passengers lost their lives and many more were injured, including Frida.With both of her legs fractured and her pelvis shattered, she stayed in hospital for one month and then endured more rehabilitation at home.When she finally returned to active life, she was in constant agony. Her doctors ordered a new series of X-rays, discovering only then that three of her vertebrae had been displaced. Confined to her bed and wearing a plaster corset, Frida was forced to abandon her studies.While some might rail at their fate, Frida asked for a mirror to be hung on the ceiling over her bed. She fashioned an easel to her position and, using the mirror, she painted her self-portrait, over and over again.Till then, she’d only been playing with joining the ranks of great female artists.Nearly three years after the accident, now fully recovered (save for the pain and discomfort she would suffer all of her life), she met Diego Rivera, a muralist of some repute, at a party. With typical directness, she asked him to appraise her work.It was obvious to me that this girl was an authentic artist. Diego RiveraThe two began a romance that would endure the rest of Frida’s life but by no means was it blissful. There were jealousy and betrayal, and a disconnect in social and personal values that made the relationship particularly difficult.For a time, Frida allowed her work to take a backseat to Diego’s; in fact, shortly after their wedding, they relocated to a more rural part of Mexico because he had been commissioned to paint a few murals.It was there that Frida, till then a cosmopolitan woman, truly got in touch with her heritage. She changed her wardrobe, discarding the stylish skirts worn in the city for the more colourful skirts of the womenfolk there.Much of her work from that point on would reflect her reverenc e for her culture:Portrait of a Girl with a Ribbon Around her WaistThe BusSelf-Portrait with NecklaceSelf-Portrait with Curly HairMy Grandparent, My Parents and MeFrida was not bashful about trying out different media.The Bus was is an oil on canvas but My Grandparents is oil and tempera on zinc and Curly Hair is oil on tin. While she never tried her hand as a sculptor - likely she would have been too frail, she frescoed her likeness onto masonite, whimsically titling it 'Very Ugly'. Living away from the city, Frida discovered her heritage, including the colourful style of dress Image by ????? ?????? from PixabayFrida’s StyleTo some, Frida’s paintings look almost cartoonish, an appearance that belies the seriousness of the woman behind the easel.Her early works were influenced by European Renaissance artists as well as more avant-garde painters. Later, of course, she was far more inspired by Mexican folk art.Anyone knowledgeable about her work might wonder about the large number of Fridas she painted; she explained that her loneliness and isolation left her no other subject to paint.Art historians still debate whether Frida was a surrealist painter or whether she was simply painting a vivid realism... or even whether she was an art movement onto herself.Surrealist Andre Breton was an early supporter but she rejected the categorisation he put on her art. Even as she showed her work at surrealist exhibits, she averred she detested surrealism.Compare that attitu de with impressionist painter Mary Cassatt, who would have loved to have been argued over in such a way!Frida never saw her work as figurative; to her, every oil painting she executed was representational... even if you had to reach a bit for what it was supposed to represent.In a sense, you might compare her with another impressionistic painter, Vincent van Gogh â€" not for his work, certainly, but for their determination to paint what they see, against all odds. You may also note their use of bright colours...But Impressionism does not describe Frida’s assault on your senses.Paintings by Frida have an ‘in your face’ quality to them, almost as if she is daring you to look beyond the oil paint and behind the canvases, to see the woman with such a passion that she would bare herself and her soul for all to see.In that sense, she was indeed a realist.It is quite unfortunate that much of Frida’s work is lost to art history; she had a habit of making art and then destroying it i f what it was depicting did not please her... or, sometimes, in a fit over Diego’s infidelities.Still, she has made her mark, both in the ranks of female artists and as an art teacher, a position she held until her health made it too difficult.She was the first Mexican artist to be featured at the Louvre. The Frame is now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.  Although quite a few of Frida’s original paintings grace private collections, there is more than one art museum exhibiting her work: the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in the US and, of course, in Mexico City.Frida Kahlo has done as much for western art as she has for women artists; in fact, she has recently become an icon of the feminist movement as well.By contrast, Artemisia Gentileschi, the post-Italian Renaissance painter, did not make such an impact on the art world until centuries after her death.Frida Kahlo’s style of painting may defy classification but one thi ng is certain: she takes a front-row position among women painters, not just for her painting techniques and for highlighting the Mestizo culture, but for her depiction of anguish, on canvas after canvas, perpetually hidden behind her stern, unsmiling gaze.Now discover Georgia O'Keeffe, another of the great women who have made our world more beautiful through their art.

French for Kids Whats the Best Way for Kids to Learn French

French for Kids Whats the Best Way for Kids to Learn French Sign up successful 3) Learn French with your child Start reading beginner’s children’s books in French together, and practice simple vocabulary. Turn studying French into a fun bonding activity for you and your child to do together, and this will give him or her someone to practice with in between lessons. It will make studying a new language less intimidating, and you’ll be learning, too! 4) Bring the French culture into your home Show your child what the French culture is all about by introducing some French dishes into your kitchen. Try baking some pastries or other dishes  with your child  from a French cookbook. This is a great way to teach basic food words and get your child excited about the new culture that he or she is learning about. If your child loves music, start listening to some songs in French. Once your child has learned enough vocabulary, you can even find a French translation of his or her favorite Disney movie. If you can make the language fun and interesting, your child will be more motivated to learn. 5) Find a French tutor There are so many tutors out there who specialize in teaching French for kids. A private tutor will be able to give your child the individual attention they need in order to excel. Private lessons will move at your childs own pace, avoiding the dangers of group classes that may move too fast or too slow. French tutors are available to work with your child online via Skype or in-person, depending on locations and availability. Search for your French tutor now! Natalie S. tutors in English, ESL, History, Phonics, Reading, and Test Prep in San Diego, as well as through online lessons. She received her BA in English Education at the University of Delaware, and her MA in English Literature at San Diego State University. Learn more about Natalie here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by  Wellington College

The Organized Backpack Yes, its Possible!

The Organized Backpack Yes, it’s Possible! Have you looked inside your childs backpack lately? If your child has ADHD theres a good chance that its pretty messy in there! ADHD can make it hard to stay organized, and messy backpacks often lead to lost homework, missing or crumpled permission slips, and heavy loads that weigh kids down. Try these tips to help your child clean out their backpack and keep it neat all year long. Make a list. Together with your child make a list of things that should be in the backpack. Be very specific. For example, if your child likes to keep library books in their backpack, allow them to carry only one book (two at most) at a time. Have a homework folder. Select one specific folder that is used to bring homework sheets to and from school. Use the left side of the folder for unfinished work, and the right side for completed worksheets. Check the homework folder every day to make sure the completed side is empty when your child comes home. Kids with ADHD often forget to turn in completed work! Have a second folder for notes to parents and other papers. Keep permission slips, notes for parents, and papers that dont belong in the homework folder in a second folder. This keeps the backpack from getting cluttered with loose paper. Use a pencil pouch. Keep pencils, pens, and erasers in a pouch. Theyll be easy to find and will be less likely to be lost or broken. Set limits on toys in the backpack. Kids often want to keep non-school related items, like figurines, stuffed animals, or trading cards, in their backpacks. Usually theyll get into trouble with teachers when they pull these things out in class. So, its best to keep them at home. If your child insists on bringing toys to school, set limits. Allow only one item at a time. Do a backpack check every day. To keep the backpack in tiptop shape, youll need to do a quick backpack check every day. Give your child lots of praise when theyve used their checklist and organization plan! If they are backsliding, catch it early. Try not to criticize. Just let them know what is out of place and how to fix it. Clean out the backpack every week. Pick a time once a week when your child will go through the backpack checklist and do a cleanout. Check the backpack once the cleanout is complete, and help them along the way if they need it. Praise their effort! If they meet their checklist goal, consider providing a small reward. An organized backpack is a great way to start teaching important organization skills that can help kids stay focused and get things done. ABOUT DR. MARY ROONEY Mary Rooney, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco. Dr Rooney is a researcher and clinician specializing in the evaluation and treatment of ADHD and co-occurring behavioral, anxiety, and mood disorders. A strong advocate for those with attention and behavior problems, Dr. Rooney is committed to developing and providing comprehensive, cutting edge treatments tailored to meet the unique needs of each child and adolescent. Dr. Rooney's clinical interventions and research avenues emphasize working closely with parents and teachers to create supportive, structured home and school environments that enable children and adolescents to reach their full potential. In addition, Dr. Rooney serves as a consultant and ADHD expert to Huntington Learning Centers. ABOUT HUNTINGTON Huntington Learning Center is the tutoring and test prep leader. Its certified tutors provide individualized instruction in reading, phonics, writing, study skills, elementary and middle school math, Algebra through Calculus, Chemistry, and other sciences. It preps for the SAT and ACT, as well as state and standardized exams. Huntington programs develop the skills, confidence, and motivation to help students of all levels succeed and meet the needs of Common Core State Standards. Founded in 1977, Huntington's mission is to give every student the best education possible. Call us today at 1.800.CAN LEARN to discuss how Huntington can help your child. For franchise opportunities please visit www.huntingtonfranchise.com. This website does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The material on this site is provided for educational purposes only.

A Level Results Day Survival Guide

A Level Results Day Survival Guide A Level Results Day Guide Our A Level results day guide aims to help answer the  dreaded question: What if I don't get the grades I expected or needed? With A level results day upon us and GCSE grades coming out the following week, this is understandably a stressful time for many young people across England and Wales. Revision sessions are already a distant memory and ring binders full of notes are gathering dust, so hopefully all of that hard work will pay off. However, if you don’t get the results you expected or needed, then read our top Tutorfair tips on what to do next. Before you arrive at school Before you even get to school or college, try to get  a good night’s sleep so that you arrive early and ready for whatever lies ahead. It may end up being a long day of partying or a longer one of speaking with admissions tutors. Before you open that envelope, have someone nearby that you value and trust. Having a friend, family member or teacher around will act as a pillar of strength. Have your UCAS personal ID ready so you can login to Track, UCAS’s online application tracking system. You can check the status of your application here and make modifications to your contact details if necessary. Didn't get the grades you wanted? If you don’t get the exact grades required for your first choice university, get in touch with the university directly as they may still accept you if you’ve only missed the grades by a hairsbreadth. Alternatively, make sure you have your UCAS clearing number ready to hand because if your top higher education choices haven’t come through, then time will be of the essence. Go on the UCAS clearing service and find a course that still suits you. (It is even quicker and easier if you have a list prepared in case.) If your exam result is different from that predicted by your teachers, check with your school or college to see if they would be willing to pay for it to be remarked. Otherwise, you could pay for that yourself but this can be an expensive option. Consider alternatives For some students, their results are going to come as a big shock to them. If there’s nothing suitable in clearing, maybe consider taking  a gap year. You could get a job to earn some extra money, volunteer with a charity or even go travelling. If you don’t get into your first choice of university, alternative options should be considered. You could always get onto an  Apprenticeship scheme  where you can work for a major corporation or firm and get ahead of your peers by the time they graduate.  City and Guilds apprenticeships  are also an option that offer in-work training with professional qualifications. Seek out useful advice from the  National Careers Service. For alternative careers information, you could always use  professional tutors  of whom many have already navigated the complicated hurdles of university admissions and are experts in helping students gain access to Oxbridge and Russell Group institutions. Resits Arrange for resits in the exams that disappointed you the most and seriously think about contracting a tutor in the build-up to the final tests. The expertise of tutors like those at Tutorfair will be able to resolve any curriculum issues and boost your skills and confidence.

italki Language Challenge Week 5 Goal

italki Language Challenge Week 5 Goal Lindsaydoeslanguages is blogging about her World Cup Language Challenge and we’re reposting here to share with the entire italki Community. This blog post  originally was posted  on  Lindsaydoeslanguages.com  website. Over half way through the italki World Cup Language Challenge! When did this happen? Now, apparently. This week I’ve been having fun with Danza Kuduro! I’ve been in my garden again because it’s far too hot to stand under lights for half an hour. Not quite a heatwave but by British standards we’re not far off. Then the camera decided to stop filming after a minute. I noticed after I’d done the whole video. Go team. Also, I’m very pleased to announce that the Live Broadcast of my on the spot Portuguese Commentary is all set up and ready on YouTube! You can bookmark the link right here! I’ve never done anything like this before and I’m have no idea how it’s going to pan out!! I’ve opted to commentate the play off match (for 3rd and 4th place) on Saturday 12th July rather than the final on the 13th because I’m sure you’ll all want to watch that one without me chatting away in Portuguese! I also don’t know if I’ll commentate the whole match. What I’m thinking at the moment is to commentate the first half and then invite you to share your thoughts about the World Cup (and my attempt at commentary!) during half time and the second half. What do you think? Would you like a chance to join in? It will be broadcast on my YouTube channel via Google Hangouts On Air and, who knows, if this works, we could make it a regular thing! The link is here again if you’re ready to bookmark it. 9 days to go, 3785 Portuguese football words to learn, 1 chance not to mess it up. I should write film trailers, no? Oh, and exciting news! Despite my love for Silverstone, me and Ashley are heading off to Slovakia tomorrow (another reason I filmed in the garden â€" I normally edit on Friday!). This means another Mini Mission coming a lot sooner than planned and more stuff over on Mundo Trundle very soon. Fingers crossed that week 6 of the Challenge will be just as exciting! How is you World Cup Language Challenge going? Share your progress in the comments and let’s support each other with it!

Reading for Kids How to Motivate a Child to Read Books

Reading for Kids How to Motivate a Child to Read Books In our age of the mass media and the Internet children prefer to spend time watching TV or playing computer games. Very few juniors realize that reading a book may be just as exciting and breathtaking as watching a movie of the same story. However, experienced readers know that impressions after reading a good book may be even more breathtaking than after viewing an action movie.  Besides, reading is extremely useful for a young mind: reading develops imagination and emotional qualities, reading is brilliant gymnastics for the brain, reading improves memory and enlarges vocabulary, reading helps kids learn  attention focusing and patience, reading stimulates cognitive capacity, reading is a source of knowledge about the world. What can parents do to arouse a child’s interest in reading? It is very important to start  instilling a love of reading into children at infancy. This implies not just work on qualities of a small person but mostly work on your own laziness. It is much easier to allow a child to watch colorful cartoons instead of spending hours with the child reading books aloud. However, thoughtful parents may not neglect all of the benefits of raising an intelligent and clever child in spite of all additional efforts needed. The parents’ way of life is the best example of proper behavior for their children. So the best and easiest way for parents to teach children to love reading is to inspire them by personal example. Kids always imitate the behavior of their parents. If a baby often sees books in mother’s or father’s hands, the baby will want to have the same “toy” too. Books may become the favorite playthings of a child long before he or she learns to read. With the due diligence of  the parents there is even a chance that using books as toys will not necessarily lead to their destruction. The next milestone is to start to read aloud to a child as early as possible. This not only imparts reading skills to a baby, even if a baby cannot understand all the words yet this stimulates the development of auditory perception, curiosity and thinking abilities. If a child hears a new word or a new unclear fact or idea this evokes natural curiosity, incites a kid to ask questions and to get at the roots of things. There is an obstacle that prevents most children from reading books   television. Many children, as well as adults, can’t imagine life without TV. Of course, there are many useful and informative programs for children on TV and it is not possible to reject television completely. But it is necessary to make it clear to a child that a book contains advanced variants of a film version of a story. The main thing is that, before they watch a film version, children must develop their own vision of a story. So that the book has been imprinted in child’s memory as the original source and the child has developed his own cognitive experience. So beware that you must not allow children to spend too much time being glued to the TV. Another very important point is a selection of books for little listeners and readers but it is a rich topic which deserves to be reviewed in a separate article. In the beginning the major task is to detect genres and authors that holds a child’s attention most of all. Reading books is extremely useful on all stages of personal development from early childhood when children only begin to understand the world by listening to books read by their parents till the mature age when books provide knowledge needed for spiritual growth and adaptation to age crises. Books teach to love, to empathize, to analyze actions and to trace cause-and-effect relations between events. Reading books contributes to the development of a holistic and well-balanced personality. Help your child to grow up to be a reader! TutorZ.com, a nationwide tutoring referral service, offers a wide range of reading tutors in any US city: Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Portland, Houston, Miami or in any other city.

ISLA Academy

ISLA Academy ISLA Academy ISLA Academy is the Dominican Republics most innovative educational institution, serving students from preschool to 12th grade. Offering an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning, ISLA focuses on a personalized education for all students, with a heavy emphasis on project-based learning. Students are valued for their individuality but encouraged to learn the skills of collaboration, creativity, and communication. All students have their own laptops and seamlessly integrate technology into their research and presentations. Class sizes are kept purposefully small so that each student has the opportunity for regular one-on-one and small group interaction with their professors. We offer mixed grade classes, with two grade levels per classroom. Each six weeks, our students focus on 1-2 major science or social studies concepts, integrating all other subject areas underneath the main idea. At the close of the six-week unit, the students present their learning and research in the for m of their choosing. Examples include dramatic performance, science experiments, social surveys, community service projects, spoken word poetry, online digital applications, board games, and short films. The ISLA campus is located just steps from one of the most beautiful beaches in the region. There is ample green space, a swimming pool, a student-run garden, compost, and aquaponics system. Roaming amongst the students are a school dog, cat, fish, and chickens. Many of our classrooms are open-air and we encourage our students to do as much learning outside of campus as in. ISLA Academy is located in one of the most beautiful areas of the Caribbean. Cabarete-Sosua is famous for its beautiful beaches, abundant water sports, and proximity to nature. There is a vibrantexpat community, with ample opportunities for nightlife, exploring nature, and volunteerism. An international airport is only ten minutes away.