Mitch Sebastian, creative producer, hopes that a new audience, who has gotten to know Kahlo's visual world through popular culture, will here discover the breadth of her artistry.
In the original, many of her paintings are quite small, but here they are projected onto large walls. Frida Kahlo's own story, drawn from her diaries, interacts with music and light installations. With the help of VR technology, visitors can also step inside and experience the artworks from the inside.
It has been a challenge to be true to the person. I have tried to take that responsibility seriously, says Mitch Sebastian.
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Visual Diary
Here, central events in the artist's life are staged, such as the bus accident that left her disabled and became the starting point for her artistry. The fact that she used art as a kind of visual diary makes it easier when creating this type of exhibition about her life and works, emphasizes Mitch Sebastian.
She didn't paint to sell or to be recognized, she did it as a kind of therapy.
He highlights two major themes in her life: The great love for life after having seen death in the face during the catastrophic bus accident and the stormy relationship with the artist Diego Rivera.
Kahlo as a Mural Painter
Back then, he was the giant in the art world, while Kahlo was relatively unknown during her lifetime. He created gigantic mural paintings, she painted in a much smaller format.
Mitch Sebastian finds a special joy in now being able to present Frida Kahlo as a kind of mural painter, with the works enlarged on giant screens.
It's a bit ironic, isn't it?
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