The Sacred, the Profane, and Frida Kahlo: A Religious Worldview in the Grotesque Body

ABSTRACT This article aims to analyze, from a Bakhtinian perspective, the grotesque construction of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s body through a religious worldview. Therefore, we analyze two of her self-portraits, taking into account the dialogic relations constructed between the grotesque represent...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bakhtiniana : revista de estudos do discurso 2024-04, Vol.19 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Oliveira, William Brenno dos Santos, Alves, Maria da Penha Casado, Melo Júnior, Orison Marden Bandeira de, Souza, Matheus Silva de, Coutinho, Renata Karolyne Gomes, Costa, Júlia Dayane Ribeiro da
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT This article aims to analyze, from a Bakhtinian perspective, the grotesque construction of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s body through a religious worldview. Therefore, we analyze two of her self-portraits, taking into account the dialogic relations constructed between the grotesque representations and Catholic symbology. The analyzed utterances, in which the specificities of the creative competence of the author-creator in her aesthetic activity are inferred, showed that a dialogue is established between the painting El venado herido and Catholic Saint Sebastian and between the painting Las dos fridas and the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. RESUMO O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar, sob a perspectiva bakhtiniana, a construção grotesca do corpo fridiano por meio de uma cosmovisão religiosa. Para tanto, são analisados dois autorretratos produzidos pela pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo, levando em consideração as relações dialógicas construídas entre as representações grotescas e as simbologias católicas. Nos enunciados analisados, nos quais são depreendidas as especificidades da competência criativa da autora-criadora em sua atividade estética, percebe-se o correlacionamento entre a pintura El venado herido e a narrativa do santo católico São Sebastião e o diálogo entre a tela Las dos fridas e a imagem do Sagrado Coração de Jesus.
ISSN:2176-4573
2176-4573
DOI:10.1590/2176-4573e63572