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The paintings of Tamar
Greenfeld create atmospheric, quasi-illusionistic spaces
from which brief traces of brushwork appear. These strokes
form dreamlike images suggesting narrative coherence emerging
from unconscious thoughts. The artist paints in layers,
producing an illusion of transparency that brings a feeling
of softness to her works. Contributing to this element,
although more intense, hers is a palette with which Monet
may have been comfortable.
Greenfeld's figures seem to hang in open
air against backgrounds that describe rising movement. Even
as they imply reference to physical phenomena, they summarize
an extended meditation on abstract form's ability to conjure
up ideas, emotions and spaces rousing strong emotional feelings.
They exemplify painting's ability to create self-sufficient
environments.
In Maria Magdalena and the Angel,
the passion of the subject's red hair contrasts meaningfully
with the mystical tranquility of her expression. While her
lower body is submerged in a furious foaming sea, a guardian
Angel protects her from above. In Clowns, the circles
symbolize life's cycle, the constant transitions between
joy and sorrow, laughter and tears. The lights and shadows
of color are suggestive of the lights and shadows of our
lives.
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