Huge Day of the Dead skulls - los ‘Fridacráneos’ - honour Frida Kahlo in Mexico City
25 October 2021
Mexico City is gearing up for the Day of the Dead with an exhibition dedicated to one of the country's most well-known artists.
Los ‘Fridacráneos’ are ten larger-than-life Calaveras, the distinctive adorned skulls that have come to symbolize Dia De Los Muertos, dedicated to Frida Kahlo.
Pilar Artista, on the other hand, believes that the vivid symbolism of the Frida skulls are far more significant.
“It is a representation based on Frida Kahlo’s paintings. It is a reflection between life and death,” Artista explained.
“She lived experiences very close to death; she lost many children and underwent many surgeries, which is reflected in her painting. On the left side is the suffering and the reference to her lost children.”
