Tamara
"TAMARA"
series © "Speed, Weed and Birth Control"size: 11inch x 16inch, paper: A3, medium: charcoal + B1, extensive use of size 4 brush..
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Tamara \t(a)-ma-ra\ is pronounced TAM-a-rah.. it is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "date palm".. its the Russian variant of Tamar.. Biblical: Tamar was a daughter of King David and sister to Absalom..this charcoal is a dedication to my favorite Polish Art Deco painter, "Tamara deLempicka" (Łempicka) (May 16, 1898 – March 18, 1980).. she is perhaps the most famous painter of the art deco period.. she was born in Poland and moved to Russia where she lived until the Bolsheviks arrested her husband during the Russian Revolution.. american singer-songwriter and actress MADONNA is a huge fan and collector of her work.. she has lent out her paintings to events and museums.. Madonna has also featured Tamara's artworks in many of her music videos.. other famous collectors include actor Jack Nicholson and singer-actress Barbara Streisand..Tamara was quite a prolific artist (in part facilitated by her spare simple style) and was much sought after as a portrait artist.. if you are interested in learning more about Tamara deLempicka, i highly recommend "Passion by Design" by her daughter, Kizette deLempicka-Foxhall..
posted by roadhouse blues at 5:00 PM
1 Comments:
Ok so i choose to comment on this only because i noticed this was comment-less, can't leave it feeling all lonely now can we.
I have been sold, you are an absolutely brilliant artist, not that you need any assurance from me, but never the less i would love to be able to watch you work. Some of your works commanded a third and fourth look from me (i choose not to say second since we all know they naturally demand a second look) because they looked so real, photographic!
Anyway just thought i'd leave you this little note on your comment-less now with a comment post/artwork.
Hugs,
Noella.
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