Tara

Tara first dipped her toe into the art world during her degree in Multimedia Journalism, where she spent her time talking to, and writing about, creative people, be that musicians, artists or fellow writers.

Speaking about how these encounters encouraged her own artistic practice, Tara tells us: “When you’re in close proximity to creative people, eventually it makes you wonder whether you could do it yourself. You’re encouraged to look at something differently or to listen to something new, and suddenly you’re whisked away on your own artistic journey.”

When the pandemic hit, Tara set out to discover the medium that felt right, starting with clay, then painting, before finding a perfect match with collage. She reveals: “There’s something about creating something new from something that already exists that I find fascinating. You buy an old magazine not knowing what’s in there, and then you make something based on mystery. I think that’s art in itself.”

According to Tara, the best part of working at Enter Gallery is hearing about artworks from clients, “I’m always fascinated to hear how the art has impacted someone or affected their life, because every time you see that piece, you’ll always have that association. I love seeing art’s capacity to make people’s day.”

If you could go back in time and hang out with artists from any artistic movement, who would you choose and why?

I’d dress up in a suit and have dinner with Hannah Hoch and all of the other Dadaists in Cabaret Voltaire. I think the world can be very surreal at times so it would be nice to be with other people who think the world is surreal and who want to make surreal art. Their work changed things artistically, politically and socially. Hannah Hoch was such a ground-breaking female artist surrounded by males and I love that she’d show up smoking and wearing suits. I’d want to speak to these people, see how their minds work, and ask Marcel Duchamp, where on earth did you get that urinal from? Whose is it? 

What would you steal in a high stakes art heist?

I’d steal the Mona Lisa, put it above my kitchen sink and charge people a tenner to look at it. I’ll pop on the kettle while they’re waiting.

If you could emulate the style of an artist, who would it be?

I’d recreate the style of Botticelli because for me, Renaissance paintings are the most evocative and emotional of all artworks. Botticelli’s paintings are like a dream, so to have that dream sense in my everyday life would be perfect.  

Why do you think art is important?

Art opens you up, mentally, physically, and emotionally. It opens you up to other people and helps you to see the world through their eyes. I love that art is constantly growing and changing and reinventing itself. Just when you think it can’t be done again, someone does it in a whole new way. Art is an everlasting journey - once you’re on it, new wonderful things keep revealing themselves.

Who is an artist you think is one-to-watch?

Dan Hillier because I’ve never seen anyone do black and white the way that he does. Even though his artworks are so dark, they fill you with such a sense of clarity and light.