Trevisan Carlo - Muu Frida Kahlo

In this oil on canvas titled 'Muu Frida Kahlo', Carlo Trevisan engages in a witty, erudite act of citationalism, paying homage to one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century through his unmistakable surrealist lens.
The artwork transforms its now-famous spotted cow into a bovine reincarnation of Frida Kahlo. It is not just a visual pun, but a recognition of the symbolic power that certain aesthetic attributes carry with them.
The central element is the union of the eyebrows, Frida's distinctive feature, here transposed onto the cow's snout. This detail gives the animal an expression of pride and melancholy typical of the Mexican painter's self-portraits.
On the head, between the horns, a crown of red and orange flowers blooms, recalling the passion and the visceral bond with nature and the folklore that characterized Frida's aesthetic.
The detail of the pearl in the earring returns, which in this context takes on a sense of ceremonial elegance, almost like an antique jewel worn for an official portrait.
The background remains faithful to Trevisan's style: a crystal-clear blue sky, cloudless in this instance, that isolates the subject in a timeless dimension, turning it into a pop icon and surreal at the same time.
Trevisan plays with collective memory. By using an animal that symbolizes meekness and everyday life—like the cow—to personify a complex and tormented figure such as Kahlo, the artist softens the drama through irony, without disrespecting the myth.
“Muu Frida Kahlo” is a celebration of identity that transcends the boundaries of species, reminding us that art is a language capable of uniting the ordinary with the extraordinary in a single, poetic blink of an eye.

Oil painting on canvas mounted on a wooden frame, 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm; painted also on the edge and ready to hang.