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irregular concrete blocks – finds a new language in Nico Tracey's collage treatment
no modelling of form in the academic sense
As with the series at large
meditative beauty
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) irregular concrete blocks – findsOne of the most recognisable images in 20th century painting, this self portrait places Frida Kahlo at the centre of a dense symbolic web. A thorn necklace draws blood at her collarbone; a hummingbird a Mexican symbol of luck in love hangs from it like a pendant. A black cat looms behind her left shoulder, a monkey to her right. The composition is frontal and unflinching, the gaze direct. Against a flat green ground dense with tropical foliage, every