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Philadelphia Museum of Art (that big building by the river) is going to have an exhibit of works by Frida Kahlo.

So, naturally, being a member I’ve decided to attend.

I got myself hyped up enough to actually read about her.  And, guess what?  Frida is quite an amazing little lady.  Although I am not too terribly ecstatic about some of the things she had done in her life, overall I am quite impressed and moved by her personality.

The two books I am linking below are both very good.  First one is shorted and more colorful while the second goes into far more detail.  I’d get the first one if I were you since the information is practically all there and the reading is easier since it’s littered with images, most of the time multiple on every page.

In Frida’s own words:

“I didn’t expect anything from my work but the satisfaction that I gained from simply painting and expressing what I otherwise could not put into words.”

- Frida Kahlo

Yeah, me too!  Except I can’t really paint…

Also, even though I find her husband (twice) to be quite a moron and a bit too eccentric for my taste, I do like some of his words, and I am sure he loved her; though he did make her suffer quite a bit.

“Take advantage of anything life offers, whatever that may be, provided it is interesting and can give you some pleasure.”

- Diego Rivera to Frida

I especially like the “…provided it is interesting and can give you some pleasure”.  YES!  I need, myself, to realize and live that dream more and more often.

I do say, as a joke, “I like things that feel good and I don’t like things that hurt”…  Oh, but how true!  It’s no joke, you know!  Why would I like things that hurt?  Why would I do them?  Perhaps it is a good idea to promise to myself not to do things that hurt anymore.

There I go again with the rambling.  On and on… 

Well, I hope you enjoy these books as much as I did and I hope to see you at the exhibit (should you be able to make it to Philadelphia).

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