Tam Joseph
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Tam Joseph is a British painter, printmaker and sculptor. One of his best known paintings is his 1983 work "Spirit of the Carnival", a reference to the Notting Hill Carnival
. http://www.movinghere.org.uk/gallery/artwork/spirit.htm
Joseph came to London at the age of eight, and in 1967 enrolled on art classes at the Central School of Art, continued by a painting course at the Slade School of Art, University of London. His work is often figurative and centred on the themes of reality, or rather the surreality, of life in the city. He lives and works in London.
Notting Hill Carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which since 1964 has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , London, UK each August, over two days...
. http://www.movinghere.org.uk/gallery/artwork/spirit.htm
Joseph came to London at the age of eight, and in 1967 enrolled on art classes at the Central School of Art, continued by a painting course at the Slade School of Art, University of London. His work is often figurative and centred on the themes of reality, or rather the surreality, of life in the city. He lives and works in London.