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Lot 288
Tal R (b. 1967)
Untitled
Closed17 February 2011
Price Realised
GBP 31,250
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'Painting is a zombie medium. As a painter you are a little bit like a guy showing up in a tiger suit at a techno party. So your dress code is outdated, but you might still have the best moves on the dance floor.
Personally speaking, painting is a language through which I can get a lot of experience both in and out. But to tell you the truth, it is a complicated medium, it is and remains a puzzle to me. It is not a necessary medium anymore, but somehow so many people still keep on painting. Then again, it suits me and I like the flatness of a surface. I desperately need that flatness to tell my stories, because otherwise they are too weird and unfocused'
(Tal R., quoted in Stop for a Moment Painting as Presence, Turcu, Win Aaltonen Museum of Art, 2002).
Personally speaking, painting is a language through which I can get a lot of experience both in and out. But to tell you the truth, it is a complicated medium, it is and remains a puzzle to me. It is not a necessary medium anymore, but somehow so many people still keep on painting. Then again, it suits me and I like the flatness of a surface. I desperately need that flatness to tell my stories, because otherwise they are too weird and unfocused'
(Tal R., quoted in Stop for a Moment Painting as Presence, Turcu, Win Aaltonen Museum of Art, 2002).