DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA: THE IMPERFECT IDOL

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged addiction, argntina, buenos aires, che guevara, diego maradona, el pibe de oro, Evo Morales, featured, fidel castro, football, Hugo Chavez, la mano de dios, maradona, pelé, politics, public life, soccer, socialism, sports, the hand of god, world cup.

by Howard Green

There are few people in this world who have had a more eventful life than Diego Armando Maradona, who has unfortunately passed away aged 60 years on Wednesday 25th. His existence has been a tale of spectacle and interest. The man has died as one of the best footballers ever to play the game, and a hero to the Argentine people.

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MAKING HER SELF UP – FRIDA KAHLO AT THE V&A, LONDON

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged abortion, art, arts, capitalism, che guevara, communism, diego rivera, disability, featured, frida, Frida Kahlo, la casa azul, making her self up, miscarriage, painting, salma hayek, self portrait with monkeys, the broken column.

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by Carmina Masoliver

Ever since I studied Frida Kahlo in class, I have been a fan. Self Portrait with Monkeys (1943) and The Broken Column (1944) always stood out in my mind from those years, the monkeys offering a protective symbolism, and the latter painting signifying a kind of strength through suffering. Like Kahlo, I enjoyed painting self-portraits, and I found it difficult to paint other faces with the same accuracy.

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