Pistoletto is renowned for his mirror paintings where silkscreened or painted figures are applied directly onto polished steel mirror surfaces, creating the same interactive and reflective quality seen in Tal R's work. Both artists engage the viewer as an active participant by incorporating their reflection into the artwork.

Warhol pioneered the use of silkscreen as a fine art medium, producing works with bold graphic imagery and unconventional substrates that parallel Tal R's choice to print on mirror rather than paper or canvas. Both artists use silkscreen to challenge the boundaries between commercial printmaking and contemporary art.

Polke consistently experimented with unconventional and reflective or transparent substrates for his printed and painted works, much as Tal R uses mirror as a ground for silkscreen. Both artists share a conceptual approach to materials that transforms the support surface into an active component of the artwork's meaning.