Weekly Selfie #6

Let Light Shine Out of Darkness

Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More | NY Times

Quote 1: “People have an insatiable curiosity with her, and this presentation is a rare opportunity to see how she built her identity.”

Response 1: She has a unique story to tell and her success has been hard-earned. She has become an inspiration to many and her story is an example of how people can take control of their own destiny and create their own identity. She has become a role model for many people who see her as someone who was able to use her unique talents to build a successful career.

Quote 2: “People have described her as broken and fragile, but she was strong and accomplished a tremendous amount in her lifetime.”

Response 2: Despite her struggles, she persevered and continued to work hard, achieving great things in her career and life. She proved that strength and resilience can come from within and that she can be broken down and still achieve great things.

Khan Academy Hannah Höch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada 

Quote 1: "Cut with the Kitchen Knife is a photomontage, made by cutting photographs from mass media publications and pasting them onto a support to create new juxtapositions and new meanings."

Response 1: The photomontage technique allows the artist to manipulate and distort images to create something new and unique. The artist can create new meanings by changing the context of the original images or by changing the relationships between images. This technique is often used to create political messages or to express the artist's opinions on current events.

Quote 2: "With the boom in mass media publications, photography provided a seemingly endless array of images of well-known personalities and politicians to recombine and reconfigure for their biting critiques of Weimar culture."

Response 2: This allowed artists to create powerful works of art that captured the public's attention and provided a powerful critique of Weimar culture. It also provided them with a platform to express their political views and challenge the current situation.