Our Fascination with Frida Kahlo
Type Frida Kahlo’s name into any search engine and a plethora of results will follow. The Internet’s love for Frida Kahlo is boundless. Invitations for us to get “Up close and personal” with the late painter in intimate portraits of the artist, as well as even more intimate love letters, are commonplace. Her inimitable style is the inspiration for many contemporary trends and her revolutionary spirit is referenced any time the position of women in contemporary Mexico is discussed. But which of her images are most frequently used to accompany these stories? Take a look below.
The infographic below demonstrates that this iconic portrait of Frida, has occurred on up to 1,800 different sites since 2008, including the Huffington Post.
This is one of the more rare images to have circulated the Internet more recently, where our analytics only pulled up 22 occurrences, including Art Stack.
Frida’s renowned “Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird” has appeared on 1100 websites and 3216 unique pages and was used 10 times by BuzzFeed
This portrait taken by Frida’s father, Guillermo, featured on 83 websites and 203 unique pages, including Vogue.
The image above which captures Kahlo deep in thought while gently dipping her hands into one of Mexico City’s Xochimilco waterways is a lesser seen portrait of the artist. It was recently featured on style court as well as 7 other websites and 10 unique pages.
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