The Autist’s Circle S2 ep .14 Tamara de Lempicka

Join @totalblackoutpainting and I for another fast-paced, art history livestream of The Autist’s Circle. In this episode of The Autist’s Circle, we step into the chrome, silk, speed, and spectacle of Art Deco through the life and work of Tamara de Lempicka, the glamorous queen of machine-age portraiture. After Alphonse Mucha and the flowing dream of Art Nouveau, Lempicka takes us into a sharper world: Paris after World War I, the Jazz Age, fashion magazines, automobiles, modern women, celebrity, exile, and self-invention. Her paintings transform the human figure into something polished, sculptural, theatrical, and unmistakably modern. We’ll explore how Lempicka blended Cubist structure, old-master polish, fashion-world glamour, and Art Deco design into one of the most recognizable styles of the 20th century. Featured works: 🎨 Portrait of a Young Lady in Blue Dress (1922) — Early Paris elegance and the construction of identity 🎨 Kizette on the Balcony (1927) — Motherhood filtered through Art Deco distance and polish 🎨 Autoportrait / Tamara in the Green Bugatti (1929) — The ultimate machine-age self-invention 🎨 Young Woman with Gloves / Young Woman in Green (c. 1927–1930) — The modern woman as sleek sculptural icon 🎨 Portrait of Marjorie Ferry (1932) — Wealth, theater, celebrity, and high-society glamour From Art Nouveau to Art Deco, from Mucha’s flowing ornament to Lempicka’s chrome geometry, this episode looks at how beauty changed in the early 20th century — and how Tamara de Lempicka painted the modern woman as power, luxury, and control.back next season. at the end of an empire.