America has Lichtenstein, we have Azzopardi.
Deborah Azzopardi ® has been painting her distinctive, playful images for 40 years. She breaks down her subject matter into moments we have all experienced, capturing them forever in paint. Her paintings and Limited Editions celebrate the comedy of turbulent relationships, seductions, fantasies and worries of us all.
To possess a piece of her work is to embrace the qualities that make us human, to be captivated by her palette of colour. The respect she has gained in publishing reflects honesty and imagination. The viewer is allowed to ponder, without preconceptions, the moments she represents.
Playful and provocative, the work of Deborah Azzopardi is a thrill for the senses. Moments of impulse, closeness and fun are explored in her distinctive style. With vibrant palettes and graphic lines, Azzopardi brings a feminine touch to the pop-art genre, her paintings are a testament to living life in full colour.
Her unique and feminine take on contemporary art is best described by the esteemed art critic Estelle Lovatt: ‘America has Lichtenstein, we have Azzopardi!
Provocative, flirtatious and wonderfully highlighted by playful titles, Azzopardi paints all that you dare to fantasise about!
You immediately, automatically, engage with the narrative of Azzopardi’s conversational visual humour. Laughter is the best aphrodisiac, as you know. Never before has the erotic dream been painted by a woman so well.
Distinctive, memorable and provocative, Azzopardi’s Pop Art shows what happens to the protagonist as her canvas acts like a storyboard for movies.
Azzopardi’s work makes you feel the same way, as she makes you feel the atmosphere of what goes on behind closed doors.
Azzopardi’s definitely got the ‘When Harry Met Sally….’ – “I’ll have what she’s having” at the Katz’s Delicatessen scene, down to a fine art, in paint.
THE BOOK
The ‘Artist Edition’ of the ‘SSHH’ Coffee Table Book is now available and suitable for everyone.
What inspires Deborah?
“Laughter. Laughter is the best source of inspiration. Things that make you smile, or even thoughtful …. Museums, books, people; family and friends most importantly. Everything in life that surrounds me. I keep open minded and try to ‘see’ rather than just look.”
How does she choose her topics?
“I don’t choose them,” she says. “Really they choose me. I am inspired by everything I see and hear.”
What makes deborah paint?
“I have always wanted to paint! I don’t understand why everyone in the world doesn’t paint! It’s probably like an addiction. Although I’m not an addict. Only to chocolate! I think I just paint because I like the subject idea, without any great meaning or explanation.”
HOW DOES AZZOPARDI USE COLOUR?
“I love the use of colour on a large scale. To me the impact is in the size of the painting with the dynamism of colour.”
