Vista Language Arts Lessons

                                              Leonora Carrington 1917-2011                                                       Self Portrait 1937 - Sporting white jodhpurs and a wild mane of hair, Carrington is perched on the edge of a chair in this curious dreamlike scene. Her hand is outstretched to the prancing hyena and behind her is a child's rocking horse in flight. The daughter of an English industrialist, she spent her childhood on a country estate surrounded by animals and reading fairy tales and legends.  She used her childhood experiences in her paintings. The white horse indoors and scene in the window serve as a symbolic surrogate. (jodhpurs -jaad-prz) close-fitting horseback riding pants inspired by Indian trousers-named...

  Frida Self-portrait 1948 1907-1954    Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist best known for her self-portraits. Her paintings are strongly influenced by Mexican folk culture, use of bright colors and dramatic symbolism.  At times she has been categorized as a Surrealist painter, (an artist that uses dreams as art references), however she disagreed, she said:  " I paint my own reality.  The only thing I know is that I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration."                                                              The Broken Column 1944                                                      The Persistence of Memory - Salvador Dali    ...