Danish artist Tal R (Tal Shlomo Rosenzweig, born 1967 in Tel Aviv, lives and works in Copenhagen) creates thickly layered
paintings in which solid forms and bright colours evoke associations with the world of child's play. His work is influenced by
Outsider's art, as well as by historical movements such as
Expressionism, Symbolism, and Fauvism—the artist himself uses the Hebrew word
kolbojnik, or leftovers, to describe the medley of his source material and influences. Tal R has been described as a "painter's painter" due to the ease and exuberance of his approach to the medium. In his work the artist establishes vivid, expressive settings within a pictorial framework. The format refers to the layout of the screen of early 80s video games. Tal R's paintings suggest a cross between comic books, graffiti and wild children's doodles. His images subtly transform a picture book naiveté into a menacingly archaic and seemingly violent world.
