Thought for the day
"
Focus less on what others think of you; don't allow your energy to be drained
by worrying. Place your energy into moving you towards a higher level. Look
beyond the presumptions that others imagine and connect with your highest
vision. Keep in mind; what anyone else thinks of you is none of your business."
- Marcia
Small-Persaud
Take home – Frida Kahlo
Kahlo was a
Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán. Perhaps best
known for her self-portraits, Kahlo's work is remembered for its "pain and
passion", and its intense, vibrant colors. Her work has been celebrated in
Mexico as emblematic of national and indigenous tradition, and by feminists for
its uncompromising depiction of the female experience and form. Mexican culture and Amerindian cultural tradition figure prominently
in her work, which has sometimes been characterized as Naïve art or folk art. Her work
has also been described as "surrealist", and in 1938 one surrealist
described Kahlo herself as a "ribbon around a bomb".
Kahlo
suffered lifelong health problems, many of which stemmed from a traffic
accident in her teenage years. These issues are reflected in her works, more
than half of which are self-portraits of one sort or another. Kahlo suggested,
"I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I
know best." She also stated,
"I was born a bitch. I was born a painter
During
her lifetime, Frida created some 200 paintings, drawings and sketches related
to her experiences in life, physical and emotional pain and her turbulent
relationship with Diego. She produced 143 paintings, 55 of which are
self-portraits. When asked why she painted so many self-portraits, Frida
replied: "Because I am so often alone....because I am the subject I know
best."
Today,
more than half a century after her death, her paintings fetch more money than
any other female artist. A visit to the Museo Frida Kahlo is like taking a step
back in time. All of her personal effects are displayed throughout the house
and everything seems to be just as she left it. One gets the feeling that she
still lives there but has just briefly stepped out to allow you to tour her
private sanctuary. She is gone now but her legacy will live on forever….
Picture for the day – Yosemite Climber
With
no rope to save him, Dean Potter scales a route on Glacier Point called Heaven.
Wisdom Message
"
Other people's perspectives and perceptions only define what's best through
them. It does not necessarily relate to what's good in you, for you and for
all. They are only a temporary guidance and sometimes memories of their own
personal life experiences. It is not your destiny. Follow your dream, which
lives in you, is revealed to you by God and found in the deepness of your own
soul. If you must listen to every person's stories and accept every personal
opinion as valuable, you will find yourself wandering. Other's opinions are
only for consideration. It does not mean you have to accept them or receive
them. It is just another option that you're allowed to choose. Everything is
already from within you! Find that dream and follow your own creative mind. Use
others as guidance and listen to the voice from within!" - Christian Han
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