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1927 - 1999. Known for: Painting.
Garth Tapper (1927-1999) . He graduated from Elam in 1951, painting until his death in 1999. Much of his art, particularly the figurative work, documents human interactions in the everyday life of... Read full biography
Garth Tapper (1927-1999) . He graduated from Elam in 1951, painting until his death in 1999. Much of his art, particularly the figurative work, documents human interactions in the everyday life of New Zealanders. Tapper masterfully captures those moments in time. I am not an innovator. I am not a... Read full biography
Garth Tapper (1927-1999) . He graduated from Elam in 1951, painting until his death in 1999. Much of his art, particularly the figurative work, documents human interactions in the everyday life of New Zealanders. Tapper masterfully captures those moments in time. I am not an innovator. I am not a creative painter. I am a recorder. [my work] is a translation. an observation. a realisation of things in the universe. Tapper said. He was a social realist, an artist who is interested in the details... Read full biography
Garth Tapper (1927-1999) . He graduated from Elam in 1951, painting until his death in 1999. Much of his art, particularly the figurative work, documents human interactions in the everyday life of New Zealanders. Tapper masterfully captures those moments in time. I am not an innovator. I am not a creative painter. I am a recorder. [my work] is a translation. an observation. a realisation of things in the universe. Tapper said. He was a social realist, an artist who is interested in the details of social life, or the way people interact with each other. During the years that the family was becoming established, Tapper was laying the foundations for his base; a place from which to develop his art, mature his style, and paint. With authority,... Read full biography
Garth Tapper (1927-1999) . He graduated from Elam in 1951, painting until his death in 1999. Much of his art, particularly the figurative work, documents human interactions in the everyday life of New Zealanders. Tapper masterfully captures those moments in time. I am not an innovator. I am not a creative painter. I am a recorder. [my work] is a translation. an observation. a realisation of things in the universe. Tapper said. He was a social realist, an artist who is interested in the details of social life, or the way people interact with each other. During the years that the family was becoming established, Tapper was laying the foundations for his base; a place from which to develop his art, mature his style, and paint. With authority, he began recording the social history of his era. It had been a... Read full biography
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Garth Tapper (1927-1999)
He graduated from Elam in 1951, painting until his death in 1999. Much of his art, particularly the figurative work, documents human interactions in the everyday life of New Zealanders. Tapper masterfully captures those moments in time. I am not an innovator. I am not a creative painter. I am a recorder... [my work] is a translation... an observation... a realisation of things in the universe... Tapper said. He was a social realist, an artist who is interested in the details of social life, or the way people interact with each other.
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