Remembering

Words that describe Frida Kahlo
 - Real ( towards herself and identity)
- Hardworking
- Complex
- Imaginative
- Hopeful
- Strong ( always pushing forward even tho she's going though pain)
- Rebellious ( challenging the ideas and social quotas that society placed on her )
- Obsession
- Self consciousness
-Intelligent
- Seductive
- Suffering/sacrifice

Words that describe/is show cased in her work:
-Family
-Pain
-Love
- History
-Heritage
- Substitution
-Motherhood
-Literal/Abstract
-Obsessions ( within motherhood, love,death)
-Nature/ Life Cycle
- Vibrant
- Body
- Contrasts

Words that describe/is shown my selfie:
- Substitution ( using the clothing/accessory colors to substitute the Dominican Flag, using my cousin as a substitution/ self reflection of myself looking up on how I grew up and remembering those memories of growing up in my home)
-Cultural/ Heritage ( wearing a white dress with red/blue accessories is a referenced to the white dresses that have a gradient of red/blue on the bottom that is often seen on ladies within Dominican festivals)
- Family/Connection ( using my cousin as my model for family, representing my strong bond that I have family/ history )
- History ( use of Dominican history behind the outfit choice, but also remembering my history growing up with family and at my home)
- Growth/ Remembrance ( Looking up at the cherry tree symbolizes growth and remembrance, mostly for within my home while growing up with my family ( and seeing my younger cousin growing up from a little girl to a women, another reason why i choose her as my model)
- Home ( visually represented as the cherry tree in front of my home)
-Contrast ( mostly seen with the red bow and green leaves alongside the white dress and dark tree trunks)
- Balance ( with color and contrasts)
- Linear  ( a lot of use of lines, from the hair strands, fence, dress and tree)
- Color  ( color grinds a form of direction in this selfie)
-Symbolism
- Love ( love for my family and culture)