Jad Tamari

Graphic Designer and Painter
Jad develops work that bridges fine art and digital media, shaped by movement across cultures,
lived experience with disability, and a steadfast belief in the power of learned skill.

Work

Graphic Design

Paintings

Portrait Painting

Figure Pose Painting

Still Life Painting

Plein Air Paintings

Other Work

Jad Tamari (He/They) is a Palestinian-American graphic designer and painter. He is currently graduating from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), taking classes like figure painting and logo design. Jad's work focuses on an understanding of what makes art engaging and accessible. The painting side of Jad's work is more laid back and abstract, while the graphic design work has a serious look at politics and looking out for the little man.

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INSPIRATIONS

I would like to show viewers artists who have inspired my work, from contemporary artists to artists from history who I have always loved. Once a week, I will feature one artist here whom I want to share about. This will change every Monday.

Changes every Monday

Daine Arbus

I always look up to the uncommon, the weird ones who are not traditionally beautiful. One summer, my family left the Midwest and went to the East Coast to see my dad's sister and her family. They live in the D.C. area near Baltimore. My father and my aunt's family decided to take a trip to Baltimore to visit the American Visionary Art Museum, a museum for the odd and nontraditional artist.
I knew John Waters, the Baltimore filmmaker who made Pink Flamingos. John Waters is a Baltimore native, so I went to the museum hoping to find a new artist to learn about besides him. I thought this would be the best place to find an odd artist I could sink my teeth into. As I walked through the museum, there were too many artists to take in. In this three-building museum, I felt overwhelmed that I could not find anyone, but at the end we went to the gift shop, so I looked at the books they had for sale.
After a few moments, I found Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer. The cover shows a tired-looking young girl with a camera around her neck. My immediate thought was who she was. She doesn't look cool or fancy at all, but she looks interesting. During my first year of college, I read that book and found one of my favorite artists.
Diane Arbus photographed people who were considered weird on the streets of New York City. Many artists portray real people in their work, especially in photography. Anyone with a working phone can take a photo of someone and turn it into a work of art. Arbus makes her work even simpler by taking straightforward photos of her subjects. She can explain a deep story in these simple photos.
Diana Arbus is an accomplished photographer from New York City. The Jewish Giant by Diane Arbus is my favorite of her photos. In the photo, you can see Eddie Carmel, a Jewish giant. Eddie towers over his parents at home in the Bronx, N.Y. In Arbus's biography, the photo has much darker intentions than first seen. His mother told Arbus that she felt she had made the next Frankenstein, the mother's "nightmare." It is terrible that Eddie Carmel's family looked at their son like this. I am very lucky to have parents who do not look at my disability as a negative adjective added to my person. Diane Arbus takes this photo to highlight the mother's craziness.

Diane Arbus - one of America’s best known and most inspirational photographer. (n.d.). About Photography Blog. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://aboutphotography.blog/blog/2019/11/22/diane-arbus