Van Gogh and Frida, were two honest painters.
They painted together, and she was his model;
They call on friends to drink together, and talk about life and ideals at night;
They take selfies together;
Sit together under the stars, chase each other's dreams;
They are the same people.
They all have a fire in their souls – "The world kisses me with pain, but I sing in return",
"There is a fire in the soul of a man, but no one goes there to warm up, and those who pass by can only see the faint smoke on the chimney and continue their way."
- Van Gogh
"My whole body is broken and broken, picked up and connected, living like a puzzle, the damage of the knife is greater than the accident, but I am fine, people can bear beyond imagination." 」
— Frida
They have unique tastes,
Frida has an unforgettable face, long black hair, the iconic thick eyebrows connected in a line, and a pair of dark eyes below; the eyes are slightly outward-looking, a beard is faintly visible on the sexy lips, and the word "unyielding" is written on the face.
The bearded Van Gogh complained to himself: "The uglier, older, sicker, and poorer I became, the more I wanted to retaliate for all this with cleverly arranged, vivid and bright colors." ”
They have the same enthusiasm.
Life is inherently bitter, and they draw strength from the depths of their hearts to fight against great pain from the outside;
"You paint better than I do, I paint my outer world, I paint what I see, and you paint your heart. I like this layer of artistic conception in your painting, your painting speaks to the voice of the world, people are lonely and miserable. ”
—Diego Rivera (Frida's husband) on Frida
"If George Jenny is good at painting peony flowers, and Ernst Coster is good at painting hollyhocks, then my heart belongs to sunflowers. My paintings symbolize gratitude in these unpretentious sunflowers, but for me it is not a desperate call. ”
They do not want to be bound by the outside world, and they insist on their original selves in the pursuit of fame and fortune;
"Those so-called 'celebrities' and 'experts' are too hypocritical to bear. I'd rather be a tortilla vendor in tortillas at the market in Toluca than with the artistic nobility of Paris. ”
"I can't accept, Theo (Van Gogh's brother), how can I become a vulgar, uncultured monster?" It's as if I deserve to be ostracized by society... Is it possible that when I go deep into the life of the subject of my painting, I am lowering my personality? Am I being self-effacing when I approach the workers, go into the houses of the poor, or invite them to my studio? ”
Van Gogh and Frida, their lives have almost equal painful experiences, but they have always insisted on loving life and life, fighting with one work after another, even if life chooses to betray it again and again.
Their lives were shattered, but they were complete with painting.
These fantasies and cartoons are the work of cartoonist Alireza Karimi Moghaddam.
"As you know, these two artists did not live in the same era, Frida was born many years after Van Gogh. It's just my imagination. In my opinion, Frida has always been an influential person. She is an artist who has experienced a lot of suffering in her life, just like Van Gogh. Because Van Gogh had almost no emotional partner in his life, I wanted to introduce Frida into Van Gogh's life and make my story more interesting.
Of course, I feel that if these two artists lived in the same era, there is a good chance that my story will become a reality! What I've done is traveling through time, which is part of the life force, but also connects us to a particular period. We can break the rules, fly in time, and create a new imaginary world where everything can happen, without limitations, even the encounter of two great artists of different centuries! ”
——Alireza Karimi Moghaddam
In their lives, there has always been a beam of (artistic) light.