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LEVINZON, Gina Khafif. Frida Kahlo: the painting as a process of searching herself. Rev. bras. psicanál [online]. 2009, vol.43, n.2, pp. 49-60. ISSN 0486-641X.

This paper is based on the study of Frida Kahlo´s life and work, and it takes into consideration the nature of the strengths that impelled the artist to depict her emotional inner states in a touching form. The failure in her maternal supply and its consequences are discussed considering Frida’s connection with her body, her relationships and her femininity. Her self-portraits created a mirror´s repairing function, and her art showed a strong process of searching integration and contact with herself.

Keywords : Frida Kahlo; The art as a cure process; Compulsion; Mirror.

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