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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
emotional
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reflective
medium-paced
i love learning about art and artists, and Frida is of course one of the most fascinating of all. her art is so beyond genius and I love learning about her life and mind and creativity. the art in this journal was also beautiful and grotesque and raw, the last page of her journal is one of the most affecting pieces of art I have ever seen. i do feel a bit weird and insensitive reading her personal diary which she may have not wanted to be published, but alas this happens with a lot of dead artists, and it is insight into their art and life that we would never have otherwise. I loved the introduction too, so many interesting pieces of information and thoughts that made me think and want to learn more. i loved the interpretations of the pages - to be honest, I wanted even more of these interpretations, I would've loved these to go more in depth and analyse and give all the context needed to understand these pages. that's my half a star off reason. but this was fantastic. would absolutely recommend to any fan of Frida and of any fan of art and artists at all. it is one of my favourite things to read about artists and this was perfect.
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At times I felt guilty of voyeurism by gaining such an intimate look into Frida's life. I don't know that she would support its publication were she alive.
Parts of the commentary I didn't read because they were dry and provided more insight into her art than her life, which is why I mainly chose to read Frida's own text. The evolution of her drawings and paintings throughout the book were fascinating to take in. Not only was her illness deeply reflected in her work, but her coping and ultimately overcoming as well.
"Feet what do I need them for
If I have wings to fly"
Parts of the commentary I didn't read because they were dry and provided more insight into her art than her life, which is why I mainly chose to read Frida's own text. The evolution of her drawings and paintings throughout the book were fascinating to take in. Not only was her illness deeply reflected in her work, but her coping and ultimately overcoming as well.
"Feet what do I need them for
If I have wings to fly"
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Olvasás közben rájöttem, hogy nem az én stílusom az ilyen fajta könyv. Túl elvont az én ízlésemhez sajnos.
I liked the structure of this book and the beautiful prints of her diary pages... She writes with so much emotion! But the commentaries from other people were a bit pretentious and random.
Reading this is a little awkward, one has to have the book open in two places, with a finger between the pages, and maybe I should rate the diary for things like this -- the format, the commentary, and the like, but really, it seems a little ridiculous to me to rate this translation of Frida's thoughts and descriptions of her drawings, even if not quite as ridiculous as rating the diary itself would be. Sure, the work done here must be either great or poor-quality, but to me, this insight was so nice just because it was, because really, there's nothing like finding this in a charity bookshop and getting to glance into Frida's mind with someone smarter holding your hand and attempting to guide you through it, and to be honest, I didn't even mind having to always keep my finger in between the pages.
