Original Mixed Media Painting, "Frida the Face of Life"

Brazil's Vanessa Lima selects a vibrant palette of colors to honor the life and times of Mexico's renowned artist, Frida Kahlo. Creating a collage with newspapers and swaths of cloth, Lima paints Kahlo's portrait with surreal undertones, capturing the impassioned energy that fueled her life and art.

Titled "Frida, a face da vida" in Portuguese.