Name/Title
Toys and Games XEntry/Object ID
2021.27.6Description
Pink is the prominent color in this piece, and throughout are irregular shapes and line. The top-center of the painting features a green rhombus-like shape that contains four other shapes in black, maroon, blue, and white. Lines of black, blue, and yellow intercept this shape form the top right corner. Below the green shape is long purple, maroon, and black shapes that continue to the bottom of the canvas. The bottom right corner has a blue rectangle shape that is perpendicular to a yellow rectangle shape.Collection
HCC Permanent Art CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Theodosia A. G. TamborlaneRole
ArtistDate made
2011Interpretative Labels
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Set against a pale pink background, a central column emerges from the composition of Toys and Games X with a green rectangular shape set against contrasting lines, perhaps suggesting a tabletop overflowing with toys or the rectangular edges of a board game. The elements seem to reach for one another, similar to how to an infant eagerly reaches for the colors, textures, and forms around them in an effort to explore the confines of their world. This fundamental sense of exploration and discovery underscores all the paintings in Tamborlane’s series Toys and Games, suggesting an atmosphere of curiosity and delight that reminds viewers of their own childhood experiences.