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Itzchak Tarkay, renowned international painter explores his personal world of timeless aesthetics and beauty. He continues to create a dialogue between his classic subject matter of woman in repose, using his own painterly visual language. Tarkay depicts his elegantly dressed women in lavish interiors, cafes, and outdoor terraces. His women are ethereal, sensuous, and meditative as they grace his figurative still life. Tarkay communicates his unique artistic interpretation to the viewer through his use of saturated color. Rich surface details, as well as, techniques using line, pattern and the echoing form further extend the artists dialog with the viewer. Paint, varnish, glazes, watercolor washes, gouache, graphite, pen and ink, brush and ink, crayon and charcoal...AII are Tarkay's tools of communication. Extensive use of black line drawing, varnish overlays and wash background colors further enhance his visual language. Attenuated line and shape form harmonious compositions that blend and transform the canvas into a rich and opulent surface. |
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| Finally, Tarkay integrates into his pictorial plane, background paintings, flowers, interior wall and floor patterns, skeletal lines, and other rich details. These elements transform the pictoral image into a work of art that is both painterly and thought provoking while also reflecting his middle European heritage. Tarkay, as a master printmaker translates his original paintings into unique print editions. Tarkay's direct involvement in the creation of his graphic edition is uncommon in this day and age. The Tarkay collector knows that the artist has labored over his prints and paintings with equal passion. The results are evident to the viewer, as he adeptly translates images to paper through the use of printers ink, line, paint, gouache, wash, and other elements of his studio tools transforms each master print. |
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Tarkay was born in 1935, in Subotica (border of Hungary-Yugoslavia). After surviving the holocaust and internment in the Mathausen Camp in 1944, his family immigrated to Israel in 1949. In 1951, Tarkay received a scholarship to the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. He was unable to complete his studies at that time. Several years later, he enrolled in the Avni Institute of Art, Tel Aviv and graduated in 1956. His master teachers were Mokady, Schtreichman, Janco, and Stematsky. Influenced by the French impressionist, particularly Matisse and the drawings of Toulouse-Lautrec Tarkay continues to grow artistically. |
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| Ventana Art Gallery represents a wide range of Tarkay's elegant paintings and limited edition works of art. |
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