"What the Water Gave Me" is an oil painting by Frida Kahlo that was completed in 1938). It is sometimes referred to as "What I Saw in the Water"). The painting depicts the legs of the artist herself (as signified by her wounded right foot) submerged in bath water, with various symbolic representations of events in Fridas life. The painting references traditional and ancient iconography, mythology and symbolism, eroticism and botany). Kahlo released her unconscious mind through the use of what seems to be an irrational juxtaposition of images in her bathwater). The painting has been called her biography). Although Frida Kahlo never considered herself a "Surrealist," this work is painted in a "surrealistic" style. The painting is a symbol of self-discovery, and Frida Kahlo demonstrated her ability as a surreal artist who through her method of aggressive visual imagery, rather than verbal language, can convey the trauma of her own existence by putting herself on trial all while simultaneously creating art).