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KMID : 0368920110260010001
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Shim-Song Yon-Gu
2011 Volume.26 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.35
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A Depth Analysis of Frida Kahlo in Her Self-Portraits
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Park Hyo-In
Shin He-Sun
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Abstract
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The number of Frida Kahlo`s works is 143, 55 of which are her own portraits. She spent a great deal of time on the production of her works, a large portion of which is taken up by her portraits. Art and creation by artist are the expressive process of artist`s unconsciousness. Certain works express personal unconsciousness and collective, archetypal unconsciousness. These works evoke certain impressive image or unknown emotion in their mind impulsively. Artist could talk with their own work in this process. The producted symbolic images want to seek harmony with the artist`s consciousness. This study has examined, from the viewpoint of analytical psychology, the psychological changes of Frida Kahlo by way of interpreting 4 of her own realistic portraits. These particular 4 works were finished in the most critical life time of Frida Kalho. We tried to find out what the purpose of her work would be. From the examination the following characteristics were gound. 1) Her portraits are not only concerned with her personal life and personal unconscious, but they also contain elements of the collective unconscious. 2) She experienced a psychological healing for herself in the process of transforming shocking events into painful portraits. 3) Her self portraits are the expression of the creative transformation she underwent.
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KEYWORD
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C.G. Jung, Frida Kahlo, Depth analysis of self-portrait, Archetype, Animus
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