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OPENS
JUNE 18^th
IN THE 
NETHERLANDS
 
tay will be attending 
the official opening
June 19th 

Tay is flying to Amsterdam for the June 19th opening of her work in what is to be her 3rd art exhibit at the Gallery Gooilust in the Netherlands.  The exhibition will be opened  by Mr. Nkhulu Sebothoma South African Bilateral Counselor. 
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THE
TAY
MODERN
HERMANUS
IS
3 YEARS OLD

The Tay Modern opened its doors in Hermanus September 2007 to 250 guests who drank, ate, danced and viewed Tay's latest artworks into the early morning of the next day.  It was a remarkable event and a first in Tay's career in that at last, here was a space where she, as an artist,  could be free to  be exclusive to herself and her work.  It's three years later and the gallery is still going strong with the hanging of a new exhibition that will be showing through June and July.  

EXHIBITIONS SO FAR

"SPARK !"....... powerful, emotionally charged and virbrant new work.

"THE GREATEST HITS" ......an unique collection of styles and genres spanning 20 years of the artist's career.

"ATOMS and FLIGHT" ......an appreciation of enamel

"NEBULA SERIES" ......an explosive ensamble of texture and colour .

UPCOMNIG EXHIBITIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

Renovations on Tay's working studio which is located near Hermanus, are now completed. After two years of planning, design and construction the 150 square meter space is now being fully utilized.  

She is currently working on  3 exhibitions  for release later this year  "The current studio was holding back my creativity, says Tay,  it was too small a space for the amount and size of work I have committed myself to over the years."  

    

Kevin Grant founded Ataraxia Wine Estate in 2005 in the beautiful foothills of the Hemel-en-Aarde behind the coastal village of Hermanus. After successive award winning vintages, Kevin has worked tirelessly to establish the Hemel-en-Aarde as the forefront of quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir production in South Africa. It is on this 47 hectare piece of fertile land, that Kevin pours his energy into expressing this newly acquired site's sense of place through three handcrafted wines under his new label, "Ataraxia" - Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Serenity, a red blend.

Tay Dall, South Africa’s premiere abstract artist, has created a unique collection of work called ‘Atoms in Flight’, now exhibiting in the newly opened Ataraxia Wine Lounge at the Skyfields Farm. 

This work was born out of Tay’s creative enamel experimentation period. “The creation and arrangement of the universe is a regular stopover in my thoughts”, says Tay, “The closer one looks at the arrangement of life and matter, the more important the elements become and the less complicated they seem to be. It is the function of simplistic beauty that suggests how the viewer interprets this work; that life as in art only becomes complicated when we think too hard upon it. My enamel collection reinforces the idea that there is more in less when one concentrates on a micro level of beauty. 

The Ataraxia Wine Lounge is open Tues-Fri 9:30 to 4 and Sat-Sun 10:30 to 3:30 for more information contact 028-212-2007 The Tay Modern • www.taydall.com • tayd@hermanus.co.za • 072-116-9029

This year's recent two auctions held by Sotheby's,  local top artist's and old masters including Tay Dall, Norman Catherine, Tinus de Jongh and Irma Stern to name a few, have been highlighted as secure investments by international buyers. 

The past two auctions have seen three of Tay's works commanding record prices marking an unprecedented escalation in value of premiere South Africa art works to international art collectors. 

As Sotheby's leads the way to ensuring that top prices for top artists such as Tay Dall are met by anxious investors, the success of  international auction house Bonhams 1st South African Art sale has forced the UK  auction  giant to host it's  2nd South African Art sale to meet buyer's demand. 

Giles Peppiatt, Director of South African Art at Bonhams commented after the last sale in March: “Once again we have been delighted by the response from buyers. You would not have known in the saleroom today that we are cautiously emerging from the worst recession in 80 years. The mood was buoyant, the bidding brisk and the prices excellent. After five years of selling South African art I feel that this is not a blip or a fashion but the start of a long march to real international recognition and appreciation of this vibrant art from the tip of Africa.”

A meeting over cocktails between Tay and the pop star Pink was held at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town recently at the end of her world tour.  Pink who is an admirer of Tay's art, took home two large paintings for her home in California and made plans to return to paint in Tay's studio when she returns to South Africa in the near future.  

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