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  • For The Love Of Frida at Expo Metro

    For over a year now, I’ve been in the research phase for my Frida Kahlo homage. I’ve delved deep into Mexican art and culture, going as far back as the Aztecs, and…

    30 September 2023
    Musings of a Modernist Mind

  • Letters to Mama

    I am close to completing my research on Frida Kahlo (for this project at least), ready for my final art piece. Having watched the fantastic BBC documentary, Becoming Frida Kahlo, I was compelled…

    30 April 2023
    Musings of a Modernist Mind

  • Calavera

    Día de Muertos, the celebration of life and death in Mexico. Death is a rite of passage, something to celebrate rather than mourn. Homes, streets and even ancient Aztec ruins are adorned…

    31 August 2022
    Musings of a Modernist Mind

  • Mexican Geniuses

    Frida? Yes, please! Diego? Oh man! That was my initial reaction after booking the tickets for the Mexican Geniuses: A Frida & Diego Immersive Experience with Secret London. Don’t get me wrong,…

    31 July 2022
    Musings of a Modernist Mind

  • Xochipilli

    Back in October 2020, I drew a Salvador Dalí illustration in a style I not only enjoyed creating but which was very different from what I’m used to. Pattern! Having posted it…

    31 May 2022
    Musings of a Modernist Mind

  • Aztec Warrior

    Whilst researching Frida Kahlo and the history of Mexican art, I became sidetracked by Aztec symbolism. Enamoured by the hardcore sense of self Aztec warriors embodied (albeit bloody, human-sacrificing and, let’s face…

    28 February 2022
    Musings of a Modernist Mind

  • The Diary of Frida Kahlo

    “All of this in order to say that Kahlo entered her box in the second tier of the theater, all of these splendors and distractions came to nought. The jangling of sumptuous…

    31 August 2021
    Musings of a Modernist Mind