Mexico May Take Action Against Burning Frida Kahlo Drawing

An individual burnt a Frida Kahlo art in a Miami-based event.
Mexican authorities will investigate him to confirm whether it was the original art or not.
Frida Kahlo paintings are admired across the globe.

Twitter Backfires as Frida Kahlo Art Catches Fire

Many believed that the post 2000s released a very disrespectful set of children. But this recent event will make you question this fact. Martin Mobarak, founder of Frida(dot)NFT, burnt a fine art piece made by Mexican artist Late Frida Kahlo during an event. Though his intentions do not appear hostile in nature, his actions did.

He burned the 10 Million USD worth of artwork by putting it in a martini glass with dry ice. He claims that this act was to show the world that Frida Kahlo was immortalized on metaverse dating July 30, 2022. His website believes in a “Glorious Purpose” and believes that it will revolutionize the Art, Health and Charity sector. They want to raise hope for the unfortunate folks across the globe.

Recientemente en Miami, Martín Mobarack quemó una pintura de la artista Frida Kahlo para hacer 10,000 NFT’s, desde ARTE CAPITAL reprobamos y nos ponemos a este tipo de atentados al patrimonio artístico de México. #QuemaronaFrida #artecontemporaneo #patrimonioartístico #fridakahlo pic.twitter.com/mUWpA4hbs1
— Arte Capital (@Arte_Capital) September 21, 2022

Events like this always pull backlash from the community. Twitter users were not happy seeing such a fine piece of art getting destroyed in front of the world. A Twitter user became out of control and responded to the event by labeling Mobarak a “Smuggler.”

Totalmente reprobable, que triste ver reducido a cenizas una pieza de tal valor artístico y más reprobable la actitud de regocijo, que triste.
— Johann Gut-mann (@JohannGutmann) September 28, 2022

Olvidaste mencionar que seguro la robó del museo Frida e ilegalmente la sacó de contrabando del país.
— My name is Erre, José Erre. (@joseryr) September 28, 2022

However, there’s no official evidence that the artwork was in fact the original one by Frida Kahlo. Mexican authorities will take a look into the matter and if they found the drawing to be the authentic work, then they might give a personal visit to “congratulate” him, maybe in jail. According to the nation’s government, destroying any artistic monument counts as a crime concerning the Federal Law on Archaeological, Historical and Artistic Zones and Monuments.

Frida Kahlo paintings are extremely popular not just in Mexico but globally too. The artist’s work was usually inspired by Mexican folk art as visible in her paintings. In 2002, Salma Hayek portrayed the role of the Mexican artist in the Frida movie alongside veteran actors including Alfred Morena, Edward Nortan and more.

The event also reminds us of a similar occurrence. A Russian-born artist, Olive Allen, burned her Russian passport and minted a video of the event as an NFT in March 2022. The act was done to show support to Ukraine following the war. According to a 2002 law, any Russian can cut ties with the country to become a citizen in another nation, but burning a passport isn’t a way to do so.

An individual had to present an undamaged passport in order to legally remove the label of “Russian citizen.” According to the law, any individual is free to withdraw Russian citizenship unless under indictment or obligation by the Russian Federation. Though it was a brave act, Allen confessed that she’s still afraid of getting arrested by the authorities.

Source: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/10/03/mexico-may-take-action-against-burning-frida-kahlo-drawing/