Chimney 2013

Tal R's Chimney presents a playful yet structurally intriguing form. Vertical stripes in red, blue, and cream ascend a central column, which is capped by a disc on top, and grounded by a wider one at the base, evoking a chimney-like form. The bands of colour, applied with varying density, lend a rhythmic quality that’s hard to ignore. This arrangement toys with conventional perspective; the uniformity of the stripes challenges depth perception. The overall effect is more akin to a sign or symbol than a literal representation of a chimney. One might consider how Tal R uses the semiotics of colour and form here; the stripes, with their near-primary palette, operate almost like coded signals. Does Chimney destabilize the functional associations typically linked to the object it references? Perhaps it invites us to reconsider the symbolic potential of everyday forms. It reminds us that art perpetually invites new perspectives, perpetually reimagines our world.