"I wish I could do whatever I liked behind the curtain of —madness—. Then: I'd arrange flowers, all day long, I'd paint; pain, love and tenderness, I would laugh as much as I feel like at the stupidity of others, and they would all say: "Poor thing, she's crazy!" (Above all I would laugh at my own stupidity.) I would build my world which while I lived, would be in agreement with all the worlds. The day, or the hour, or the minute that I lived would be mine and everyone else's - my madness would not be an escape from —reality—."
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for self-portraits that explore identity, pain, and the body. Her work integrates Mexican folk culture, symbolism, and autobiographical themes. She became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.