SHAHAR TAL
Multidisciplinary Artist Dip-pen drawing & ceramic sculpture Nature, body, vessels & women’s stories
Torso — Ceramic Sculpture
The image of the torso, which first appeared in one of my drawings, continues to develop into a three-dimensional body. The transition into sculpture allows for an emphasis on body, vessel, and surface, and for an exploration of human and feminine ideas such as containment and nature.
The sculptural works are created in dialogue with the drawn torso, continuing the movement between line and material, image and object, drawing and sculpture.
Torso — Drawings - coming soon
The image of the torso originated in a drawing I made in adolescence: a body that was both a torso and a vase. Since then, this archetype has continued to develop and accompany my work over the years. This section presents works in different drawing-based mediums centered around the image of the torso, including printmaking, ink, and oil pastels.
Orvot
A collaborative art project created with my mother, combining drawing, sculpture, and textile. The work looks at the figure of the crow through a different gaze, rereading an image often associated with fear, death, and darkness through qualities such as power, wisdom, and nobility.
Alongside this renewed reading, the project plays with the image of the crow itself: breaking it down into shapes, textures, feathers, beak, and other elements, and building from them a visual world of our own.
OUTSTANDING
Lee Miller
A research-based artistic and design project inspired by Lee Miller, a surrealist artist and WWII photographer whose legacy is often overlooked. Through her surrealist photography and wartime documentary work for Vogue, the project creates a visual language for a fictional drama about her life.
