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5 comments about The Incantation of Frida K..

1. The Incantation of Frida K. by Kate Braverman

   Here is yet another telling of the fascinating life of Frida Kahol, done in an unusual way by author Kate Braverman. The story is told by Frida while she is in a drug-induced state as she lays on her deathbed. Because of her state of mind, the book seems to read like a hallucinatory dream, with spurts of reality mixed in.

   Frida tells her life story in bits and pieces, from the first day she meets her future lover and husband, artist and communist Diego Rivera, to her own exploits as a celebrated artist and fellow communist, and the accident that left her a cripple all her adult life. Since her memories are being told while in a drug-induced state, it is difficult to determine what is fiction and what is fact.

   I found this a highly unusual book and rank it among my top 20 books of 2002. It is definitely not the book to read for one that wants to know more about Frida, but it is more of a work of art. Kate Bravermen takes the reader into the mind of an eccentric artist, and it is a fascinating journey.




2. The Incantation Of Frida K. by Kate Braverman is a work of sophisticated fiction that brings the reader along on an imaginary tour of the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's life. A profound and vivid testimony of the years hard living and equally hard playing, as well as an inward journey at the moment of death, The Incantation Of Frida K. is an absorbing and engagingly imaginative read.



3. The Incantation of Frida K: The first parargaph was irresistable and left me curious. Her story is like no other, its compelling and mysterious. Told by Frida herself, she goes through many various stages in her life. While becomming addicted to morphine and cigarettes you really get to know her pain and thoughts.



4. I've read other works fictionalizing Frida Kahlo and I differ greatly from the opinions of the others who claim this was a great read. I felt it was too left field and poorly imagined.



5. This is a beautiful poetic book, and its surrealism is appropriate to a surrealist painter. In the novel Frida Kahlo denies that she's a surrealist, but surrealism is about providing greater insights into reality than surface realism can. I see that in Kahlo's work and in this novel. I don't advise reading this book if you know nothing about Frida Kahlo. It's completely non-linear and isn't meant to be a biography. This book's truth is the truth of myth poured onto the page in artful language.

No comments about 5 interpreters of Mexico City: Diego Rivera, Feliciano Peña, Gustavo Montoya, Amador Lugo, Raúl Anguiano.

1 comments about Diego Rivera: Artist of the People.

1. Slouched hat over his eyes, a pistol in his belt and a paint brush in his hand is the signature description of Diego Rivera, one of the world's greatest muralists. Young people will be enthralled over this fictionalized biography of an artist whose works were dedicated to the poor.

   Born in 1886 in Mexico, frog-faced Diego was a child prodigy in the art world. His talents in drawing were far ahead of those in his age group. Diego was a rebellious one and defied the rules of priests, teachers, his family and school. "Diego was just being Deigo" was his father's refrain when given negative reports about his brilliant son.

   The author covers the whole of Rivera's artistic career and shows us the best of his signature paintings and murals. Children can get the feel of the mischief of Diego, his commitment to the poor and his undying love for his painting. Diego's work as a muralist revived an art long dead and carried it to even greater heights. His work impacted many artists in the United States and all over the world who came to be taught under the feet of this great man.

   Diego Rivera:Artist of the People is an excellent book for introducing children (ages 8-12) to Diego Rivera's muralist art, Mexican history and the development of Mexican art. A bibliography is provided for further reading about this great man and his work. Some of the photographs of Diego's works are in black and white. Those pictures take away the great splash and use of color that Rivera is known for in his works. Other than that minor flaw this book is a wonderful view of Mexico's greatest artist.

No comments about Official Guide Book to Diego Rivera's Frescoes in the National Palace, De La Raza Hospital, Del Prado Hotel, Cardiology's Insitute, Ministry of Education and Elsewhere in Mexico.

No comments about Diego Rivera: Legendary Mexican Painter (Latino Biography Library).

No comments about La Fabulosa Vida de Diego Rivera (Spanish Edition).

No comments about Diego Rivera: His Art, His Life (Hispanic Biographies).

No comments about Diego Rivera: A Retrospective.

No comments about The Frescoes of Diego Rivera.