IUE Painting Analysis 5 - Frida Kahlo, El Sueño
Date : 15 April 2026-15 April 2026
Clock : 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Place : D002
Explanation :
We continue our Izmir University of Economics Painting Analysis series with Lecturer Nejat Kutup, focusing on important painter and her special work ; Frida Kahlo, El Sueño
Frida Kahlo’s El Sueño (La Cama) vividly portrays the fragile boundary between life and death. The artist appears to rest peacefully in her bed, while a skeletal figure rises above her, symbolizing the intertwining of dreams and mortality. The painting reflects Kahlo’s personal relationship with physical suffering and death, expressed in a poetic yet haunting visual language.
Through this valuable work, which we all know, we will discuss how to look at a painting; what we see but fail to see, and what we see but cannot understand. We will have an enjoyable conversation about the artist, the period, and the techniques of the works.
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This event is open to all art lovers and is free of charge.
Category : Conversation
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