Celebrating the opening of the brand new and enlarged reception for Urban Hip Hotels at The Icon in Cape Town, Silver Synergy was commissioned to launch a search for a world-class South African artist to launch an art exhibition at the hotel.
Contemporary abstract artist Tay Dall accepted the invitation, and now has a new home for some of her exquisite and varied pieces from a collection that has been exhibited to great acclaim all over the world.
“Art is an extension of my life. It is a tangible reference to my place in time. My art is my life story as I have interpreted it” – Tay Dall
According to Dall, her creative travels began at the tender age of eight. Since then, her creative output has evolved from the crayon scribbles in the pages of a drawing book, to what she says is her real inspiration – the empty walls of public spaces.
“When Urban Hip Hotels’ MD Kobus Botha, and Silver Synergy approached me to create an installation for the foyer of the hotel, I was totally over the moon. What better challenge than to be given carte blanche to use the work I am so passionate about to converse with the beauty of the hotel’s interior.
“My approach was to divide the foyer into three areas, and to place different genres of my work within these. My aim is simply to provide each visitor to the hotel with a journey of varietal expression, much like a modern art museum.”
Indeed, the works of Dall bring with them a desire to immerse oneself in their beauty, and begin a conversation on each piece. Each composition brings with it an energy, and texture, enhancing The Icon’s uniquely conceived space.
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View some of Tay Dall’s art below:
