New York 1995

Ink and watercolor 33 x 26 cm (13 x 10 1/5 in)

As the viewer begins to observe this image it is apparent that it is not a literal rendition of 'the city that never sleeps' - a pre-dominant feature of Tale's work already noted. It is, again, an emblematic, or symbolic portrayal of the artist's ideas and feelings about New York and becomes a tribute to the great affection it inspires in him.

Looking at the small drawing the viewer immediately has an overriding sensation of intense energy. Perhaps the reason for this is that the artist has placed the main emphasis of the drawing on the vertical lines. These lines, both dark and light, and which suggest rather than describe, in themselves pulsate with symbolic vigour. To offer one example the vivid line of burnt sienna snaking up the second tower from the right-hand side. The artist has departed from strict and stereotypical 'grid' lines in order to convey his chief understanding of the city - a centre of intensely dynamic energy and of equally intense mystery.

Further there is Tale's use of tone - that is the light and the textured shade, which the viewer could also examine because it conveys, almost subliminally yet more 'information'. The soaring twists of mega-watt light in palest ochre, the contrasting energy of the darkly textured night sky in sepia and black, the animated pen strokes of the windows indicating life within these elements combine to conjure up memories of an exhilarating evening in New York.

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