Looking at art from the 1920's and 1930's I came across the artist Tamara de Lempicka. She was born in Warsaw Poland and later came to fame as a Polish Art Deco Painter. She eventually made her way to Paris where she lived during the roaring 20's. She lived a very bohemian lifestyle and surrounded herself with artists such as Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Andre Gide. She was also known to be a bisexual which is pivotal to understanding her art and the freedom and liberation she portrayed in them especially when painting women. Her lifestyle was not the norm at that time in history. Looking at this self-portrait, I can see that Tamara has seductive eyes as well as a confident and provocative face. This picture tells me she is a free woman who will not let anything stop her, which connects with the prestige, speed, elegance and class of the Bugatti car she is driving. She lives in her own world, not the world men seek to make for her. She is a free spirit and this I believe glorifies the lifestyle of the 1920's; New, exciting, experimental and most of all FREE. Society was evolving and things that were not accepted before were becoming the norm . It was a period of transition, and this art helps show that.
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