Brain Food #361

The Two Fridas

Daily Brain Food.

Thoughts of the day

Following her divorce with Diego Rivera in 1939 (though they remarried a year later), celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo painted The Two Fridas, a painting depicting her inner turmoil, her separation from an important part of her life, and her reliance on herself for sustenance.

Through a challenging time in her life, she becomes her own best friend. Our severance from something brings us closer to another part of ourselves.

But, beyond this, the painting serves as a reminder that we are never the same person, always changing, always carrying a different side of ourselves within us.

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