Like a journalist, Tatara documents the settings of dynamic culture. Growing up in Western Hungary, he sketched neighbors' rooftops, cobblestone paths, and apartment dwellings. Today, the vision of Tatara's artwork parallels that of early American "plein aire" artists who explored their environments. "Watercolor has such an ability to create moods of atmosphere, both exotic and familiar, and each completely unique to that moment's circumstances," he says. Tatara illustrates the beauty in the subdued color combinations of a cityscape while capturing the state of flux that our civilization knows so well.
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The common tenement building crafted in a bygone era proves challenging as a painter's subject. Work is the escape; repetition and rhythm are the comforts. Edge to edge, the building is a tapestry and mantra for attention to details. Cityscapes like this explore a disorder on ground level and an elevated sense of light and inspiration from above.
