In 2013, at the age of 81, Deborah passed away from lung cancer. If you’re not original, you’ll have to be extremely exceptional because you’ll have tons of competition. Originality is an uncomfortable path to go down, but it’s how most remarkable artists are remembered. Her mom would always tell her, “don’t ever try to be like others, strive to be yourself, be original.” This is something I can definitely relate to and try to share with other artists (see Day 133). Her mother surely had something to do with her desire to create unique images.
The critics remember her for transforming fashion photography into avant-garde art.ĭeborah was timid and shy as a child, and pulled a lot of her inspiration from her child-like ways. She was well known for her artistic style (see Day 122), which was considered edgy for the 1970’s. Turbeville’s diaristic presentation of her home in the central highlands of Mexico is a welcome addition to her rich oeuvre and an inspiration for anyone interested in the soul and style of Mexico.Deborah Turbeville started out as a fashion editor at Harper’s Bazaar, a women’s fashion magazine, but later became a photographer. 'Casa No Name' speaks of magic realism and beckons the reader into the private world of this visionary artist. Turbeville has captured the spiritual nature of Mexican culture by incorporating into candlelit interiors such traditional religious artifacts as colorful painted tin retablos, hand-carved saints, wooden tableau boxes, and a central wooden figure of the local Virgin Saint Maria Candelaria: aged objets that are handmade, tell stories, and are arranged in artful vignettes. The glimmer and shafts of diffused light that stream into the courtyards and curtained rooms add to the romantic atmosphere-one feels as though they have entered into a quintessential Turbeville photograph.
High-ceilinged rooms surround a central courtyard that is lined with faded frescoes of biblical scenes. In the tradition of Kahlo and Allende, Turbeville’s brilliantly stylish portrait of her Mexican house evokes both her vivid imagination and the mystique of Mexico.
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