All I knew about Diego before starting this
book is from the movie Frida.
This book has about 30 poems and a picture to
go with almost each of them.
This format of biography works well but I have
my doubts about how much of it will kids understand when it comes to Diego’s
relationships. A memoir look at his work of say just his childhood or his love
for his country and people might have been better.
The illustrations made using mixed media have
the dreamlandish wash look. Two of the faces with side pose superposed on a 2D
face give it the dual 3D look as well as the side pose. It reminds me of an
essay ‘Eye Shadows’ in ‘Possibility: Essays against Despair’ where the author
calls it the flounder look.
I learnt of Mexican cubism and the flower
festival through his works that have been printed in the book.
Aztec idols- clay puppies. One of his wife served his favourite in a soup.
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