Semiological Analysis of a Surrealist Self Potrait:  Frida Kahlo and What the Water Gave Me

Çiğdem Özdemir

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Semiological Analysis of a Surrealist Self Potrait: Frida Kahlo and What the Water Gave Me

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Çiğdem Özdemir

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Güzel Sanatlar | Resim

Dergi:

Tykhe Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 18, pp.71-90

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

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Türkçe

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2001350475

pISSN:

2667-6818

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 In order to grasp what is behind the painting, it is necessary to know the background of that painting and the deep story of the artists life. Therefore, the painting can become visible together with its artist. One of the methods that makes it easier to make the painting visible is semiotic analysis. With semiotic analysis, the hidden curtains behind what is seen in the picture can be opened and the depths of the story can be reached. In order to find the hidden meanings in Frida Kahlos painting What the Water Gave Me and to reach the underlying story of the painting, the signs in the painting were tabulated and analyzed according to denotation and connotation. In this regard, literature review and semiotic analysis were used in the research. Frida Kahlo expressed the summary of her life that left a mark on her with various symbols, surrealist and grotesque images. The painting What the Water Gave Me can be considered a collage of Kahlos life. She depicted her life in story format with the metaphor of a bathtub. The painting; It can be said that it is a surrealist creation consisting of the combination of sad stories, chapter by chapter. With semiotic analysis, the signs in the painting were analyzed by considering the artists life, and it was concluded that the signs in the picture were elements of a tragic story. Thus, it was thought that a chaotic structure would be illuminated with the objective solution of the story of the painting, making it easier for the audience to perceive it.

 In order to grasp what is behind the painting, it is necessary to know the background of that painting and the deep story of the artists life. Therefore, the painting can become visible together with its artist. One of the methods that makes it easier to make the painting visible is semiotic analysis. With semiotic analysis, the hidden curtains behind what is seen in the picture can be opened and the depths of the story can be reached. In order to find the hidden meanings in Frida Kahlos painting What the Water Gave Me and to reach the underlying story of the painting, the signs in the painting were tabulated and analyzed according to denotation and connotation. In this regard, literature review and semiotic analysis were used in the research. Frida Kahlo expressed the summary of her life that left a mark on her with various symbols, surrealist and grotesque images. The painting What the Water Gave Me can be considered a collage of Kahlos life. She depicted her life in story format with the metaphor of a bathtub. The painting; It can be said that it is a surrealist creation consisting of the combination of sad stories, chapter by chapter. With semiotic analysis, the signs in the painting were analyzed by considering the artists life, and it was concluded that the signs in the picture were elements of a tragic story. Thus, it was thought that a chaotic structure would be illuminated with the objective solution of the story of the painting, making it easier for the audience to perceive it.

 In order to grasp what is behind the painting, it is necessary to know the background of that painting and the deep story of the artists life. Therefore, the painting can become visible together with its artist. One of the methods that makes it easier to make the painting visible is semiotic analysis. With semiotic analysis, the hidden curtains behind what is seen in the picture can be opened and the depths of the story can be reached. In order to find the hidden meanings in Frida Kahlos painting What the Water Gave Me and to reach the underlying story of the painting, the signs in the painting were tabulated and analyzed according to denotation and connotation. In this regard, literature review and semiotic analysis were used in the research. Frida Kahlo expressed the summary of her life that left a mark on her with various symbols, surrealist and grotesque images. The painting What the Water Gave Me can be considered a collage of Kahlos life. She depicted her life in story format with the metaphor of a bathtub. The painting; It can be said that it is a surrealist creation consisting of the combination of sad stories, chapter by chapter. With semiotic analysis, the signs in the painting were analyzed by considering the artists life, and it was concluded that the signs in the picture were elements of a tragic story. Thus, it was thought that a chaotic structure would be illuminated with the objective solution of the story of the painting, making it easier for the audience to perceive it.

 Resimde görünenin ardını yakalamak için o resmin alt yapısını ve sanatçısının yaşamındaki derin hikâyeyi bilmek gerekmektedir. Dolayısıyla resim, sanatçısıyla birlikte görünür hale gelebilmektedir. Resmin görünür hale gelmesine kolaylık sağlayan yöntemlerden biri de göstergebilim analizidir. Göstergebilim analizi ile resimde görünenin ardındaki gizli perdeler aralanıp hikâyenin derinliklerine kadar inilebilir. Frida Kahlonun Suyun Bana Verdikleri isimli resmindeki gizil anlamları bulmak ve resmin altta yatan hikâyesine ulaşmak amacıyla resimdeki göstergeler tablolaştırılarak düz anlam ve yan anlama göre çözümlenmiştir. Bu doğrultuda araştırmada literatür tarama ve göstergebilim analizi kullanılmıştır. Frida Kahlo, hayatının onda iz bırakan özetini çeşitli semboller, sürrealist ve grotesk imgelerle ifade etmiştir. Suyun Bana Verdikleri isimli resmi, Kahlonun hayatının bir kolajı olarak düşünülebilir. Yaşamını, bir küvet metaforu ile hikâye formatında resmetmiştir. Resmin, hüzünlü hikâyelerin bölüm bölüm birleşmesinden oluşan sürrealist bir yaratım olduğu söylenebilir. Göstergebilim analizi ile resimde yer alan göstergeler sanatçının hayatı da ele alınarak çözümlenmiş; resimde yer alan göstergelerin trajedik bir hikâyeye ait mataforlaşmış öğeler olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Böylece resmin hikâyesinin nesnel çözümü ile kaotik bir yapı aydınlatılarak izleyici tarafından alımlanmasının kolaylaşacağı düşünülmüştür.

Makale detayları

Semiological Analysis of a Surrealist Self Potrait: Frida Kahlo and What the Water Gave Me

Yazarlar:

Çiğdem Özdemir

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Güzel Sanatlar | Resim

Dergi:

Tykhe Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 18, pp.71-90

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001350475

pISSN:

2667-6818

Frida Kahlo

surrealism

self-portrait

what the water gave me

semioticsFrida Kahlo

Suyun Bana Verdikleri

Göstergebilim analizi

Sürrealizm

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Çiğdem Özdemir

Yayıncı: Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar: Güzel Sanatlar | Resim

Dergi: Tykhe Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 18, pp.71-90

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001350475

pISSN: 2667-6818

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Çiğdem Özdemir

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Güzel Sanatlar | Resim

Dergi:

Tykhe Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 18, pp.71-90

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001350475

pISSN:

2667-6818