self portrait on the borderline between mexico and the united states frida kahloThis painting was created by Frida Kahlo while she was living in Detroit in the early 1930s, while her husband Diego Rivera was working on the Detroit Industry mural commissioned by the Ford Motor Company. Isolated and nostalgic for her homeland, Frida here criticizes American industrial society and affirms her attachment to her Mexican roots. This painting expresses the inner conflict between two opposing worlds: the ancient pre Columbian world, rich