Frida Kahlo

In Nietzsche's view,the status of man as the “subject” in the modern period was infinitely elevated,replacing the old god or God,which would lead to a complete “forgetting” of“existence”and then push the Western civilization to nihilism,that is,“the highest value of self-destruction”.Europe in the early 20 th century,as Nietzsche predicted,that the era of nihilism in which God died,only seeks material wealth,and countries continue to expand their sphere of influence,but in essence they are dying and lacking value.The power of filling has nowhere to vent,and the spearhead points to the inside,so World War I and World War II broke out one after another.In this historical background,Frida was born and died,leaving nearly 200 diary-style self-portraits,these works can be used as a hole in the art field to see the illusion of the era of nihilism.Because Nietzsche accurately predicted the era of Frida's life,at the same time,the author believes that Frida's resistance to suffering is precisely in line with Nietzsche's “superman spirit”,so this article takes Nietzsche's Also sprach Zarathustra as a reference,and Zarathustra's three times downhills-uphills,just like Frida's three spiritual world downs and ups.Frida's first spiritual ups and downs were due to the marriage of the painter Diego Rivera,but her husband's multiple derailments made Frida's desire to be a good wife and a good mother shattered.Frida turned to independence,and achieved achievements in painting,it can be said that the “Superman Spirit” was unfolding;the second time is that Frida found that her career achievements did not allow her to gain independence.Because the more Frida wants to defeat Diego,the more she feels nothing.The victory is actually imitation.The more you win,the more you imitate,the deeper the degree of and suffering.The year after the divorce,Frida reached a settlement with herself,gave up the competition with her husband,even remarried with Diego.The “Superman Spirit” should not be a blind pursuit of success,but also accept failure and nihility.It should be the development of “will to power”.“To seek the will with will”,to “reassess all values”,there is also new value in pain and nihility;the third time is that although the spirit of Frida has reached a new realm,the suffering of illness makes the “creation” of “will to power” seems so useless.Even more critical is the surgery did not play any role in mitigation.Zarathustra danced with “Life” until the death came,“Life” was unhappy with Zarathustra's departure,but Zarathustra said,“I am willing to come again! ”.Life is full of regrets and pains,but it doesn't matter,happiness and grief can come again.This kind of “tragic spirit” that is not regrettable is the real “will to power”.Only accepting the “eternal reincarnation of the same person” is the real “superman” on the earth,only by constantly creating and continuously generating to face life,people can become the species that constantly surpass themselves.In the end,Frida,like Zarathustra,accepted all the “accidentality” brought about by life and established her “world” on the land of this nihilistic era,even if this “world” it looks so short,but it is full of splendor and madness.