I’ve developed over 70 versions of my comic book DELPHI illustrated all in one continuous line. I’ve given away a few and have 65 left. One live performance was for Clique Art with violinist Eugene Feygelson and the other for TEDx with flautist Kalliopi Bolovinou.
Iris Haidău will come over and document them before I give the rest away to any families who want them (as children’s bedroom art or colouring “books”).
All these scrolls remind me of the ancient library at Alexandria.
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I started this DELPHI project when I was 23. (I’m 37 now.)
I’ve researched it for months and years in the British Library in London & written it as an 18 chapter young adult novel (for ages 9-12), re-designed it as a graphic novel (12-18) in Berlin, and for the last two years in Brussels developed it as a live continuous line art performance with live classical music for kids (ages 9-18). I carried all my materials across 5 country moves and copy-edited countless digital drafts and scripts, (maybe 80 versions?), storyboarded like a maniac as you can see (60 versions and counting).
The original trailer took approximately 5-7 rehearsals (?) was 6 minutes long (violin by @EugeneFeygelson), the current trailer is at 10 minutes (flute by @KalliopiBolinvou) and we are now on our 3rd rehearsal of this new collaboration.
The first gallery to feature this show was Clique Art (in 2018) and the current event will be for TEDx (2020) with view towards a possible third performance of the next chapter (in Sept 2021) for Art Base (?).
I don’t know how many pens I’ve worn down to their nub and how many markers have dried up all their ink. Started out with black ink pens, Uniball Vision Elite, and ended up with Sharpie Fine Points (such a lovely true black), but will probably have to start using their W10s (lesser true black) because the bigger audience needs to be able to see the line better.
My first fans were friends and my mother. The current fans are just under 2300 heads. The live audience expanded to 700 people but due to Covid19 is now down to 250, but still need to see more clearly from the back of a much bigger auditorium than the original audience which was sized around (+/-) 75 humans.
This is what a non-digital work in progress looks like, people. I’m not sure how an artist fits in this post-pandemic new normal, or how they ever fit in this ridiculous world in the first place, or why this world encourages the fine arts but refuses to value them… but this is what it looks like to stick with a strong creative vision (for all its flaws) with stubborn mule-like dedication to your chosen art (for as long as it takes)….
Today I was interviewed by Viktoryia Sinkovec for episode one of her exciting new podcast called ARTY PARTY. We discussed art and drank tea. (Get it? Art Tea Party?) I’ll share the podcast here when it gets released.
Viktoryia is a Belarussian in Belgium, multilingual mother/lawyer/yogini/journalist and art lover. Well, she corrected me, lover in general!
We talked about the arts in Europe, my upcoming live art performance for TEDx. Viktoryia gave me some fantastic breathing techniques to help calm stage fright.
These breathing techniques provided some much needed art therapy for the artist, here.
We had a delicious tea party and a good giggle about her big black microphone.
While we were recording her doorbell rang with a delivery of art supplies!
A great opportunity to do a couple of portraits of her in action.
I did not know she was recording this timelapse video while we were recording a podcast, while I was painting her portrait, while we were drinking tea.
An Arty Party, indeed.
So excited to hear the music Kalliopi Bolovinou has layered into our first live art + music collaboration at TEDx on the 22nd Oct.
We are performing the trailer to my continuous line graphic novel #Delphi. She sent me this pic of her music notes in my script. So awesome!
Nothing is more fun than interdisciplinary arts, in my book. (Literally.)
Promo code TEDXULB2020 on tickets.
Maison Du Bois, Vrijwilligerslaan 2, 1040 Etterbeek on OCT 22nd
I’ve been writing epic graphic novel DELPHI for 12 years now. Just in time for my next exhibition on Sept 15th 2018, I‘ll finally be able to get on stage to perform the first chapter live in one continuous single line painting.
For the first time ever, in a brave art-meets-music encounter, I’ll be joined on stage by i=U the Improvisation Music Festival’s founder Eugene Feygelson who will accompany my ink with his virtuosic violin. Please put this event in your calendars. I’d love you to be there.
How I broke up with crippling perfectionism: Draw in one continuous line (momentum), accept an audience (accountability), work in a team (the ball pings back & forth).
Sharing insights in advance of my (terrifyingly ambitious) art performance of my comic book all in one line, on stage, to live classical music.
In addition to my performance I will also be exhibiting some of my continuous single line drawings as well as paintings.
Educated in London and Cambridge, Tamar has published as an author, illustrator and editor of multiple award-wining books designed for families, classrooms and doctors. Her prized artwork is highly collectible, commissioned by private collectors, sold at private auctions and exhibited in galleries around Europe.
