6th grade – CJS6 Frida Kahlo inspired portraits

6th graders spent time this trimester looking at the work of the painter Frida Kahlo. Specifically they discussed how in many of her pieces she portrayed herself alongside animals, objects or imagery that gave the viewer insight into her personal identity or the topics she was thinking about or grappling with. Students used the grid technique to draw a portrait of themselves, and then added additional animals, objects or imagery of their own for the viewer to see and interpret. These portraits were then completed using materials of the individual artist’s choice.

Please click on the image to view it larger and to read the students’ accompanying artist statements.

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Atticus