Frida order Roja

A depiction of Frida Kahlo, using hot, mexicana inspired colours.

Kahlo wrote of colour in her diary:

GREEN: warm and good light
REDDISH PURPLE: Aztec. Tlapali [Aztec order word for "color" used for painting and drawing]. Old blood of prickly pear. The most alive and oldest.
Brown: color of mole, of the leaf that goes. Earth.
YELLOW: madness, sickness, fear. Part of the sun and of joy.
COBALT BLUE: electricity and purity. Love.
BLACK: nothing is black, really nothing.
LEAF GREEN: leaves, sadness, science. The whole of Germany is this color.
GREENISH YELLOW: more madness and mystery. All the phantoms wear Suits of this color... or at least underclothes.
DARK GREENn: color of bad news and good business. navy blue: distance. Also tenderness can be this blue. magenta: Blood? Well, who knows!



Acrylic on canvas.

Depth 18mm
Height 14 inches
Width 10 inches