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Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life by María Hesse

miwa_dreyar's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

jarichan's review against another edition

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4.0

Eine wundervoll gestaltete kurze Biographie über die berühmte Künstlerin Frida Kahlo.

Es wird aus der Ich-Perspektive erzählt, da man sich bei den Texten an ihren Tagebüchern, Briefen und weiteren Dokumenten orientiert hat. Da man jedoch weiss, dass Kahlo dabei nicht immer konsistent war, werden auch noch weitere Quellen berücksichtigt.

Hierbei handelt es sich eigentlich mehr um eine Graphic Novel als um eine Biographie im herkömmlichen Sinne, sodass dieser Titel auch gut für jene geeignet ist, die wenig lesen. Der Fokus liegt auf den Bildern von Maria Hesse, die das Werk der Künstlerin frisch interpretiert.

Natürlich ist es schade, nicht die Originale abgebildet zu sehen, doch Hesse hat das Talent, die Aussagekraft von Kahlos Werk nicht zu verwässern. Auf diese Art und Weise erhält man einen bleibenden Eindruck vom dramatischen Leben Kahlos und wird auch auf ihre Arbeiten neugierig gemacht.

Wer sich im Leben Kahlos jedoch bereits auskennt, sollte lieber zu einer umfangreicheren Biographie greifen. Der Text und die Informationen richten sich eher an Neulinge in diesem Bereich. Wer sich an den Illustrationen erfreut, der bekommt hier ein kleines Stück Kunst ins Bücherregal geliefert.

memita's review against another edition

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4.0

A vida de Frida Kahlo e a forma como ela se auto retrata é fascinante, a dor e o sofrimento marcam as suas obras, mas o gosto pela vida e a vontade de viver sempre esteve presente. Acho que conhecer a artista e a pessoa por detrás dela é um trabalho que não se pode consignar a um só objecto, é preciso ler biografias, conhecer os quadros, interpretar os mesmos e ler os diários da própria... foi um ser humano que nos deixou um legado riquíssimo, com vários ensinamentos, e que não podemos limitar a uma só fonte. Este livro é belíssimo, adoro as ilustrações e a forma como nos conta a vida da artista, no entanto, peca por não ter as obras e as fotografias originais, algo que facilmente se resolve com acessos a um Dr. Google.

carmenere's review against another edition

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5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this Graphic Novel which is both written and illustrated by the author. Using quotes taken from Kahlo's letters, diary and interviews and weaving in her own narative, Hesse paints a clear picture of Frida's life, loves, passions and pain.
Through her illustrations, Hesse interprets the artists paintings in a cute and rather whimsical fashion while at the same time keeping the integrity of the original work.
I look forward to checking out Hesse's other GN's particularly, Bowie. Hopefully, it too, has been translated.

httpsyana's review

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.5

trapdoor's review

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3.0

Love frida and the artist take of renditions of her work included and illustrated here :)
mostly discussing the events and pain of her life 

sturvia's review

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emotional fast-paced

3.75

_wellshit's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

bibliotexmex's review against another edition

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5.0

Beautifully illustrated and a moving tribute to Frida's life and work.

markwillnevercry's review

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0.5

I hated this book. I believe that both illustrations and text were okay, but I just couldn't stand the story of Frida Kahlo's life. And yeah, it does not make any sense to judge a biography by telling "I hate the way this person lived their life", but I did and it made the book not enjoyable.