Frida Kahlo
Iconic self-portraitist and feminist artist
Most quoted
"I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and reading this and know that, yes, it's true I'm here, and I'm just as strange as you."
— from Letter
"I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me, too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it's true I'm here, and I'm just as strange as you."
— from Diary
"I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you."
— from Diary
All quotes by Frida Kahlo (178)
I hope the exit is joyful — and I hope never to return — Frida.
I want to be worthy of the revolution, to be worthy of my country, to be worthy of you.
To paint is the most terrific thing that there is, but to make love is still more terrific.
I am not an invalid. I am a fighter.
Revolution is the harmony of form and color and everything exists, and moves, under one single law: life.
I adore you, my Diego. I adore you, my love. I adore you, my life.
My blood is a miracle that travels the veins of the air from my heart to yours.
I wish I could write all that I feel, but I can't. I am just a painter.
I am not an artist. I am a woman who paints.
I want to live and paint and love with all the strength that I have.
I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of suffering.
I am not a Surrealist. I have never painted dreams. I have painted my own reality.
My painting is a message of pain.
I am not an invalid. I am a woman who has suffered a lot, but I am alive.
I am not a victim. I am a survivor.
I am not a saint. I am a sinner.
I am not a goddess. I am a human being.
I am not a legend. I am a woman.
I am not a myth. I am real.
I am not a symbol. I am myself.
Contemporaries of Frida Kahlo
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Frida Kahlo (1907–1954).