The Broken Column - Frida Kahlo
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Frida Kahlo painted The Broken Column in 1944, after yet another operation to repair the serious injuries she had sustained in a bus accident in 1925. Nailed in a metal corset, suffering intensely, she produced this work as a direct metaphor for her broken body and the constant suffering she endured. It is one of the most explicit representations of her physical pain, mixed with a strength of gaze that affirms her resilience.
She depicts herself naked from the waist down, wearing an orthopaedic corset that holds her torso open. Inside, her spine is replaced by a cracked and weakened ionic column. His body is strewn with black nails, a symbol of omnipresent pain, and his face, though stoic, shows a few tears. In the background is a cracked desert landscape, reflecting her inner isolation. The work confronts the viewer with the violence of the suffering body, while emphasizing an upright, dignified, almost invincible posture.
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