Фрида Кало

Eta knyga — zakhvatyvayushchaya ystoryya zhyzny vsemyrno znamenytoy meksykanskoy khudozhnytsy Frydy Kalo, odnoy yz samykh yarkykh vo vsekh smyslakh zhenshchyn XX veka. Eyo detstvo pryshlos na burnye dny Meksykanskoy revolyutsyy. V vosemnadtsat let Fryda stala zhertvoy chudovyshchnoy avaryy, prevratyvshey vsyu eyo posleduyushchuyu zhyzn v beskonechnoe preodolenye fyzycheskykh y dushevnykh muk — y v beskonechnoe tvorchestvo. Porazytelnyy talant Kalo, eyo uporstvo y unykalnyy vzglyad na myr sozdaly odnu yz samykh vydayushchykhsya khudozhnyts stoletyya. No oslepytelnye kartyny — lysh chast eyo bogatoy y dramatychnoy zhyzny. V etoy knyge — otkrovennyy rasskaz o tvorchestve Frydy Kalo, o burnom brake Frydy s khudozhnykom‑monumentalystom Dyego Ryveroy, o eyo mnogochyslennykh lyubovnykh romanakh, v tom chysle so Lvom Trotskym, ob eyo uchastyy v kommunystycheskoy partyy, ob uvlechenyy meksykanskym folklorom y kulturoy. V 2002 godu eta byografyya, napysannaya amerykanskoy pysatelnytsey y ystorykom yskusstva Kheyden Erreroy, legla v osnovu stsenaryya oskaronosnogo fylma «Fryda».

This book is a fascinating life story of the world—famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, one of the most striking women of the 20th century in every sense. She grew up during the turbulent days of the Mexican Revolution. At the age of eighteen, Frida became the victim of a monstrous accident that turned her entire subsequent life into an endless overcoming of physical and mental torment — and into endless creativity. Kahlo's amazing talent, tenacity, and unique worldview have created one of the most prominent artists of the century. But the dazzling paintings are only part of her rich and dramatic life. This book contains a candid account of Frida Kahlo's work, Frida's tumultuous marriage to the muralist Diego Rivera, her numerous love affairs, including with Leon Trotsky, her participation in the Communist Party, and her fascination with Mexican folklore and culture. In 2002, this biography, written by American writer and art historian Hayden Herrera, formed the basis for the script of the Oscar-winning film Frida.