Art that changed the world

Art that changed the world



‘The Wounded Deer’ by Frida Kahlo
This oil painting was done in 1947, and reflects Frida’s emotions after she had an operation on her back which was supposed to rid her of her severe back pain and back problems. The surgery failed and it caused her both mental and physical pain. She's shown herself as the deer in this painting, covered in arrows, representing her fate being sealed and the inevitable pain she has to deal with. 
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter born in 1907, who began painting after she got in an accident which lead to her being injured and left in poor health. Her paintings are used to represent her reality and allow people to interpret it in different ways, allowing her work to be relatable to many people and become well known.
This could represent the fact that people cant control their own their own destiny and how vulnerable it can make someone feel. In the background, the forest looks abandoned and theres n other life present and no leaves on the trees or bright colours used, representing how she reeled so dull and desperate but couldn't do anything about her sadness towards herself at this point in her life. 



‘Convergence’ by Jackson Pollock
Pollock was an American artist who was part of the abstract expressionist movement.
This painting is one of his more famous pieces. It’s oil on canvas and was painted in 1952. He used a variety of techniques and brushstrokes to create different textures, and theres the contrast between the black and white, and the brighter primary colours, giving the painting some depth too.

Around the time this was painted, there was tension between the USA and Russia about threats of communism and the cold war, Pollock created this painting to express his right to free speech and allowed him to go against traditional society, his idea of what America at the time was like.

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