Öèòàòà ñîîáùåíèÿ
Ôðèäà Êàëî (èñï. Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, 6 èþëÿ 1907, Êîéîàêàí — 13 èþëÿ 1954, òàì æå) — ìåêñèêàíñêàÿ õóäîæíèöà, æåíà Äèåãî Ðèâåðû.
Ôðèäà Êàëî ðîäèëàñü â ñåìüå íåìåöêîãî åâðåÿ è èñïàíêè àìåðèêàíñêîãî ïðîèñõîæäåíèÿ.  6 ëåò ïåðåíåñëà ïîëèîìèåëèò, ïîñëå áîëåçíè íà âñþ æèçíü îñòàëàñü õðîìîòà, à å¸ ïðàâàÿ íîãà ñòàëà òîíüøå ëåâîé (÷òî Êàëî âñþ æèçíü ñêðûâàëà ïîä äëèííûìè þáêàìè). Ñòîëü ðàííèé îïûò áîðüáû çà ïðàâî ïîëíîöåííîé æèçíè çàêàëèë õàðàêòåð Ôðèäû.
 15 ëåò îíà ïîñòóïèëà â «Ïðåïàðàòîðèþ» (Íàöèîíàëüíóþ ïîäãîòîâèòåëüíóþ øêîëó) ñ öåëüþ èçó÷àòü ìåäèöèíó. Èç 2000 ó÷àùèõñÿ â ýòîé øêîëå áûëî âñåãî 35 äåâóøåê. Ôðèäà ñðàçó æå çàðàáîòàëà àâòîðèòåò, ñîçäàâ ñ âîñåìüþ äðóãèìè ó÷àùèìèñÿ çàêðûòóþ ãðóïïó «Êà÷ó÷àñ». Ÿ ïîâåäåíèå ÷àñòî íàçûâàëè ýïàòàæíûì.
 Ïðåïàðàòîðèè ïðîèçîøëà å¸ ïåðâàÿ âñòðå÷à ñ áóäóùèì ìóæåì, èçâåñòíûì ìåêñèêàíñêèì õóäîæíèêîì Äèåãî Ðèâåðîé, ñ 1921 ïî 1923 ðàáîòàâøèì â Ïîäãîòîâèòåëüíîé øêîëå íàä ðîñïèñüþ «Ñîçèäàíèå».
 18 ëåò Ôðèäà ïîïàëà â òÿæ¸ëóþ àâàðèþ, ïîâðåæäåíèÿ îò êîòîðîé âêëþ÷àëè ïåðåëîì ïîçâîíî÷íèêà, ïåðåëîì êëþ÷èöû, ñëîìàííûå ð¸áðà, ñëîìàííûé òàç, îäèííàäöàòü ïåðåëîìîâ â å¸ ïðàâîé íîãå, ðàçäðîáëåííóþ è âûâèõíóòóþ ïðàâóþ ñòîïó, âûâèõíóòîå ïëå÷î. Êðîìå òîãî, å¸ æèâîò è ìàòêà áûëè ïðîêîëîòû ìåòàëëè÷åñêèì ïåðèëîì, ÷òî ñåðü¸çíî ïîâðåäèëî å¸ ðåïðîäóêòèâíóþ ôóíêöèþ. Îíà ãîä áûëà ïðèêîâàíà ê êðîâàòè, à ïðîáëåìû ñî çäîðîâüåì îñòàëèñü íà âñþ æèçíü. Âïîñëåäñòâèè Ôðèäå ïðèøëîñü ïåðåíåñòè íåñêîëüêî äåñÿòêîâ îïåðàöèé, ìåñÿöàìè íå âûõîäÿ èç áîëüíèö. Îíà, íåñìîòðÿ íà ãîðÿ÷åå æåëàíèå, òàê è íå ñìîãëà ñòàòü ìàòåðüþ.
Èìåííî ïîñëå òðàãåäèè îíà âïåðâûå ïîïðîñèëà ó îòöà êèñòè è êðàñêè. Äëÿ Ôðèäû ñäåëàëè ñïåöèàëüíûé ïîäðàìíèê, ïîçâîëÿâøèé ïèñàòü ë¸æà. Ïîä áàëäàõèíîì êðîâàòè ïðèêðåïèëè áîëüøîå çåðêàëî, ÷òîáû îíà ìîãëà âèäåòü ñåáÿ. Ïåðâîé êàðòèíîé áûë àâòîïîðòðåò, ÷òî íàâñåãäà îïðåäåëèëî îñíîâíîå íàïðàâëåíèå òâîð÷åñòâà: «ß ïèøó ñåáÿ, ïîòîìó ÷òî ìíîãî âðåìåíè ïðîâîæó â îäèíî÷åñòâå è ïîòîìó ÷òî ÿâëÿþñü òîé òåìîé, êîòîðóþ çíàþ ëó÷øå âñåãî».

Self-Portrait, 1926

Henry Ford Hospital, 1932

A Few Small Nips, 1935

Portrait of Diego Rivera,1937

Fruits of the Earth, 1938

Self-Portrait with Monkey, 1938

What the Water Gave Me, 1938

My Grandparents, My Parents, and I. 1936

wo Women. 1929

The Two Fridas, 1939

Self-Portrait, 1940
Tree of Hope, 1946

Roots, 1943

Self-Portrait as a Tehuana (Diego on My Mind), 1943

Portrait of Dona Rosita Morillo, 1944

The Little Deer, 1946

Self-Portrait with Loose Hair, 1947

The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Me, and Senor Xolotl, 1949

"Îáúÿòèÿ âñåëåíñêîé ëþáâè, Çåìëÿ, ÿ, Äèåãî è Êîàòëü"

Self-Portrait. 1929

The Bus. 1929

Frida and Diego Rivera

Luther Burbank

My Birth. 1932

Self-Portrait on the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States. 1932

My Dress Hangs There. 1933

Me and My Doll. 1937

The Deceased Dimas. 1937

Memory. 1937

The Frame. c. 1937

Fulang-Chang and I. 1937

Four Inhabitants of Mexico. 1938

Girl with Death Mask. 1938

Two Nudes in the Forest. 1939

The Suicide of Dorothy Hale. 1939

The Dream. 1940

Self-Portrait. 1940

Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair. 1940

Me and My Parrots. 1941

Thinking about Death. 1943

Flower of Life. 1944

The Broken Column. 1944

Without Hope. 1945

Naturaleza viva. 1952

Fruit of Life. 1954

Ìîèñåé (ßäðî Ñîçäàíèÿ)