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A 3 page analysis of Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States. No additional sources cited.
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the connection, or the lack of connection, between Mexico and the United States in the heart, mind, and soul of Kahlo herself. It is a very subtle, yet incredibly powerful
painting. The following paper examines elements of this particular painting. Frida Kahlo Self Portrait In the foreground, at the bottom, of each side of the painting lies roots.
On the side that is clearly connected with the United States the roots are actually cables, cords, that come from some industrial object. The roots of these objects are black
and take different shapes such as long and reaching or curled. They are clearly like industrial cords and are not necessarily reflective of anything that is natural. On the other
side, the Mexico side, the roots are actual roots of plants that grow out like natural roots, reaching into the ground. What makes these roots significant, aside from their obvious
differences, lies in the fact that one of the cords reaches down, and under Kahlo, touching the roots of another plant. That plant appears to have brown pods which could
well represent how the industrial unnatural reality of the United States is smothering and killing all that is natural, and in this case clearly Mexico as well. It is pervasive
and dark in nature. This is further emphasized by the fact that Mexicos roots are very natural and organic, whereas the United States roots are dark, foreboding and clearly manmade
and unnatural. In the center of the painting stands Kahlo. Anyone familiar with Kahlo and her life story knows that she intentionally went for traditional Mexican attire. She preferred to
wear the simplistic, and ornate, traditional Mexican clothing of the simple Mexican woman. In this painting, however, she wears a dress that is very reminiscent of an American dress. It
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