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Cadernos de psicanálise (Rio de Janeiro)

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Abstract

LUZ, Ana Maria Oliveira da. The pain and the creation: Magdalena. Carmen. Frieda. Kahlo. Y Calderón. Cad. psicanal. [online]. 2012, vol.34, n.27, pp. 25-42. ISSN 1413-6295.

This paper is inspired by Frida Kahlo's tragic life and the fine invention of life and work that Kahlo developed in face of her own vicissitudes. It presents, via an interrogative form, the sequence of destructive behaviors that this Mexican woman engaged with throughout her life - were they accidental or do they carry a meaning that could be attributed to her superego? The article underscores that not only Thanatos ´paints` and spins a watercolor of the instincts of Frida's life. There is another face to her being - Eros! The article also highlights Art as an output, as it seems, for the sublimation of Kahlo's sorrow, poignant physical and mental pains, and the support for her psychological disturbances.

Keywords : Thanatos; Eros; sublimation; superego.

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