Modern illustration of a Geisha, made with watercolour to which pieces of coloured paper have been added. The prints on the kimono often reveal a lot about the carrier such as age, marriage status or connection to a certain house. A geisha will always wear a kimono in the audience as this is a kind of status symbol. It is perhaps the most important element in the overall appearance of the geisha.
My name is Helia Tayebi, living in beautiful historic Delft. Always stimulated and inspired by beauty and this as the main motivation to make visual art. People fascinate me the most, which results in the genre of my work: portraits. In doing so, I use existing or.. Read more…