When Frida Kahlo was 18 years old, she seemed on the verge of claiming the life she’d imagined. The daughter of a German artist father and a Mexican mother, Kahlo had wanted to be a doctor since she was a child. She was pursuing that dream through her studies at the National Preparat...
"If no one ever argues, you're not likely to give up old ways of doing things, let alone try new ones," Grant wrote. "Disagreement is the antidote to groupthink ... there's no better time than childhood to learn how to dish it out — and take it." Building creativity doesn't ha...
I also really get recharged from my culture. Being in Mexico was so recharging for me. I went to the Frida Kahlo museum where she lived. It might sound corny, but I've always loved living in the arts more than living in reality. It's like medicine for the soul. ...
Growing up, being racially acutely aware was not part of my nature. I lived in a predominantly Latino group for many of my life, having close to no pals who have been of different backgrounds. Those people who say they “don’t see race” — I was responsible of being considered one o...
It was this conscious decision I had made in order to push forward long enough to, I guess, “pay my dues”. Frida Kahlo once said “I tried to drown my sorrows but the bastards learned how to swim.” and in many ways, I did the same. I was reckless with myself and would risk...
A few months ago I got a tribute to Frida Kahlo on my other foot, because I respect and admire her as a woman, as an activist, and as an artist. I wanted to carry these two thoughts with me. I chose this way to keep them close to me. I’m not saying you ever need to ...
Tsuji grew up in Kyoto. He did not have a happy childhood: He says his father was an alcoholic, and his mother was abusive. He spent a lot of time alone, drawing, sculpting, and catching insects. “Kyoto is kind of a strange place,” he said. “People pretend like,Oh, we have no...
This look isn’t seen elsewhere in Biltmore, which shows that George was thinking of the tastes of the bedroom’s potential tenants. His instincts were correct. Edith may have enjoyed this style of furniture because it reminded her of her childhood in France with her sisters. Her bedroom, ...
What the artist was thinking is mostly trivia. Sometimes there’s some interesting historical and personal context to read about, once you know you like Matisse or Andy Warhol or Frida Kahlo. But in that initial encounter, that information is only going to take away from the raw looking. Rea...
This look isn’t seen elsewhere in Biltmore, which shows that George was thinking of the tastes of the bedroom’s potential tenants. His instincts were correct. Edith may have enjoyed this style of furniture because it reminded her of her childhood in France with her sisters. Her bedroom, ...