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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: Frida Kahlo The woman behind the legend

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Kahlo and Rivera shared a deep affinity with Mexicanidad, a movement which celebrated iondgeiuns culture after the Revolution. In her daily life, Kahlo wore traditional Tehuana drses and iseemmrd herself in niatve spirituality. And in her work, she constantly referenced maxcein folk painting, incorporating its bright colors and references to death, religion and nuatre.

With her imagery of gaint floating flowers, undulating landscapes, tlennstaprad body parts and billowing clouds of demons, Kahlo has often been associated with Surrealism. But while sulsirtaers used dreamlike images to explore the unconscious mind, Kahlo used them to represent her physical body and life experiences.

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Kahlo and Rivera shared a deep affinity with Mexicanidad, a movement which celebrated __________ culture after the Revolution. In her daily life, Kahlo wore traditional Tehuana _____ and ________ herself in ______ spirituality. And in her work, she constantly referenced _______ folk painting, incorporating its bright colors and references to death, religion and ______.

With her imagery of _____ floating flowers, undulating landscapes, ____________ body parts and billowing clouds of demons, Kahlo has often been associated with Surrealism. But while ___________ used dreamlike images to explore the unconscious mind, Kahlo used them to represent her physical body and life experiences.

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  5. surrealists
  6. native
  7. mexican
  8. dress
  9. transplanted

Original Text


Kahlo and Rivera shared a deep affinity with Mexicanidad, a movement which celebrated indigenous culture after the Revolution. In her daily life, Kahlo wore traditional Tehuana dress and immersed herself in native spirituality. And in her work, she constantly referenced Mexican folk painting, incorporating its bright colors and references to death, religion and nature.

With her imagery of giant floating flowers, undulating landscapes, transplanted body parts and billowing clouds of demons, Kahlo has often been associated with Surrealism. But while surrealists used dreamlike images to explore the unconscious mind, Kahlo used them to represent her physical body and life experiences.

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