Let’s Talk About Frida Kahlo
We’re not just about what influences our style, but about what influences Beverley Sandoy herself. Throughout her life, Beverley has always idolised Frida Kahlo, and you can find Suzanne Barbezat’s Frida Kahlo at Home sitting proudly on the living room table. The Mexican artist remembered for her self-portraits and vivid colours, Kahlo created 200 works of art during her lifetime, mainly during the 1930s and 1940s. Almost a third of her artwork consists of self-portraits, and she is known for fluidly depicting the female form, and highlighting the vibrancy of indigenous Mexican culture.
What Beverley Sandoy loves about Kahlo is her uniqueness. She’s her own person, with her own ideas, opinions, designs, colours and dreams. Her use of colour and the way she dresses mark her pride in her Mexican heritage and her lack of needing to please others. Who would think to put pink and orange together? But she does, and it looks great. Beverley’s favourite Kahlo artwork is The Frame, a self-portrait from 1938. Bought by the Louvre the following year, the piece was the first work by a 20th-century Mexican artist to make it into an international museum. Kahlo facial expression in this artwork is steady and strong, hiding her personal anguish after a life of pain inflicted by a bus accident when she was a teenager. We love how she looks so beautiful and powerful. The colours are so vibrant, with pinks, yellows and oranges mixed together in a completely unique scheme. Kahlo turns this self-portrait into an almost celebration of herself through the use of such great colours. This is why Frida Kahlo has been an inspiration throughout Beverley’s life. A unique person, making artwork out of colours others wouldn’t put together.
Frida Kahlo’s The Frame (1938)
‘I don’t tire of looking at her or her art’
Beverley Sandoy
A handmade Frida Kahlo cushion made by Beverley several years ago, let us know if you love this and we can introduce it into our collection!
References:
Suzanne Barbezat, Frida Kahlo At Home (Frances Lincoln, 2016)
