The Two Fridas, 1939

Data	Method of Analysis	Interpretive Leaps
Self-portrait of Frida Kahlo (1939)	Make implicit explicit	Two Fridas: one representing a healthy, pure Frida; the other, a sick and dependent one
Hearts connected and scissors in hand	Locate anomalies	The healthy one cut open her chest to give to the sick Frida
One in white; the other dressed in drab colors	Contrast (make implicit explicit)	White represents purity and health; the non-bright colors represent a tainted motif
Storm clouds in background and blood on dress	Anomalies—make implicit explicit	The storm clouds show that something is unsettling the artist in her life; the blood shows that this distress is making even the “pure” Frida impure

Here is some background knowledge on her life.