If you are no stranger to the art world, then perhaps you are familiar with Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and her artwork. The artist has left a considerable impact not only on the art universe but also on Mexican ancestry and myriad people worldwide. Frida Kahlo art, which can be almost given its own distinctive art genre, is best known for its unflinching and beautifully colored self-portraits, which explore the issues of identity, the human body, and mortality.
In many Frida Kahlo paintings, the spectator can sense the struggles the artist endured due to the chronic pain caused by a bus accident when she was 18. Besides the depiction of pain and suffering, the artist was praised for her uncompromising portrayal of the feminine experience and her evident love for Mexico's colors and culture. However, the world remembers Kahlo not only for her mesmerizing artwork. The inspiring quotes Kahlo left behind still echo with millions of people who can relate to the struggles and experiences the artist went through.
Frida Kahlo quotes speak for themselves. She masterfully pieces simple words together and paints sentences that hit close to home for many. In her famous quotes, the artist conveys the importance of art, love, and being honest with yourself; she explores the essence of life, pain, suffering, and much more. And all these almost-poetry-sounding inspirational quotes, the artist has so beautifully portrayed in her works of art.
Below, we have compiled a list of quotes by Frida Kahlo that will undoubtedly strike a chord with you. There's something to discover for everyone. Is there a Frida Kahlo quote you particularly liked that has really sunk in? Let us know!
#41 Existence Just Got Brutally Smart
"Pain, pleasure, and death are no more than a process for existence. The revolutionary struggle in this process is a doorway open to intelligence."
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#42 Mind-Blowing Word Chemistry
"Your word travels the entirety of space and reaches my cells which are my stars then goes to yours which are my light."
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#43 When the blues turned into bubbles
"I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling."
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#44 Self-Inspo, No Filter Needed
"I am my own muse, the subject I know best."
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#45 Magic vibes only
"Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic."
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#46 Self-Love, Then Everything Else
"Fall in love with yourself, with life, and then with whoever you want."
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#47 Plot Twist: All in One Person
"Diego was everything; my child, my lover, my universe."
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#48 Mood: Existential Flex
"You didn't understand what I am. I am love. I am pleasure."
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#49 Plot Twist: Parenthood Over Marriage
"One day they asked me who I wanted to marry, and I said I would not marry, but I did want to have a child by Diego Rivera."
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#50 Love’s gift you never asked for
"I would like to give you everything I never had, but not even then would you know how beautiful is it to love you."
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#51 This Hit Different Than Expected
"Never in all my life will I forget your presence. You found me torn to pieces, and you sent me back whole, complete."
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#52 Love Hits Different
"Love is like an aroma, like a current, like rain."
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#53 Art: Grief’s Unlikely Sidekick
"I lost three children and a series of other things that would have fulfilled my horrible life. My painting took the place of all of this."
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#54 Too Many Feels, Too Few Colors
"I'd like to paint you, but there are no colors, because there are so many, in my confusion, the tangible form of my great love."
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#55 Missing Voices, Missing Truths
"It's not possible to present an accurate picture of our culture without all the voices of the people in the culture."
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#56 Long Nights, Quiet Battles
"I have not forgotten you — the nights are long and difficult."
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#57 Big enough for all the feels
"Heart like a four-poster bed. Heart like a canvas."
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#58 Death’s got nothing on me
"There is a skeleton (or death) that flees terrified in the face of my will to live."
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#59 Built to Survive My Chaos
"I have struggled and suffered so much that I deserve something whole, intense, indestructible."
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#60 Mood: existential and tired
"I am essence. I am an idiot. I am tenacious. I am. I simply am."
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