How is the work of Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe different from and similar to that of their partners? Georgia O'Keeffe was married to Alfred...

Frida
Kahlos work is similar to that of her husband Diego Rivera in style.  They both painted in a
naive style similar to that of the Mexican Folk artists.  They both painted figures that have a
flat quality often with bold outlines defining each figure and its parts.  Diego was active in
the communist party in Mexico, so the subject matter of many of his paintings dealt with the
life and plight of the working man in Mexico.  Frida on the other hand is considered to be a
surrealist painter.  The subject matter of her work often involved the expression of the
physical and emotional pain she experienced throughout her life.  She is quoted at
fridakahlo.com/ as saying, I suffered two grave accidents in my life€¦...