Frida Kahlo: Light and Darkness.

In this article translated from the German original, author Kathrin Asper explores Frida Kahlo's life and art—the scars and cuts of life, both physical and emotional, that were balanced by the light side of existence. Suffering the consequences of polio contracted as a child and a streetcar accident that left her with lifelong pain, Kahlo found herself through painting, using her experience as a palette. The themes of her art include suffering, transience, and nearness to death as well as the cuts of her husband's, Diego Rivera's, love affairs. Rarely were these experiences portrayed without the juxtaposition of the bright, beautiful, and colorfulness of life, however. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]