Principles of Design Research

The work of art I looked at today was a self portrait on the Border between mexico and the United states by Frida Kahlo. The artist's use of The Principles of Design supports the story because Frida Kahlo is trying to describe the difference between America and Mexico. She uses contrast very well because she made the doll very light and everything else very dark. The painting looked as if it was split in two with an invisible line. She tried to explain different situation or cultures in the picture. For example the American flag with smoke around it resembled how America is so polluted from Industrialization.