One of the most beautiful and informative museums I can call the Norton Museum of Art. The fact is that I was able to visit it and analyze the exhibits on display there. First of all, it is necessary to clarify the structure of the museum which consists of corridors covered with paintings by professional artists. The main point of interest is the division of the different parts of the building according to the culture to which the masterpieces belong. Thanks to the museum one can get acquainted with American culture as well as Chinese. One of the paintings caught my eye more than the others, so I want to share what I learned about it.
This painting is representative of Mexican modernism by Frida Kahlo. Her phenomenon is that she never smiles in any of her works. She is always serious, a little sad, with bushy eyebrows and a piercing look in her black eyes. All her life she painted, loved, had fun, worried, overcoming the strongest physical pain. Frida Kahlo was quite liberated woman – she swore a lot, sang obscene songs and told her wild party guests the same obscene jokes. The artist had a special awe for Mexican culture. Even the woman’s everyday closet was very full of national costumes. All of these facts are reflected in her art, for example, in almost every painting there are elements of Mexican clothing. In addition, despite the fact that she has a serious face in the images, you can see the tired and weary eyes, indicating a struggle with illness. In this particular painting, the monkeys sitting around the woman symbolize an intrusive society trying to pretend to help. The implication is that the woman was convinced that, despite the promises of many, no one could or would help her.