For Ecosystems, I created a new body of works for canvas, panel and paper. I work in cycles, and after a lengthy cycle of recordings and performances, I have returned to working on surfaces. I set out to re-create scenes from the places I've lived and worked including the North of Iceland and my native Pennsylvania. I found threads, symbols and objects that connect both places and I have used a wide tonal palette ranging from reflective silvers to passionate violets to achieve the experience. The surfaces were conceptualized, created and finished with a similar aesthetic to how I create my sound pieces; large expansive spaces meet intricate details intended to create a sense of place -- some foreign, some familiar, each designed to allure the viewer and invoke the imagination.
I stretched the first canvas in August of 2018 as a means of recovery after a bizarre series of micro-tragedies came into my life. The body of work quickly became a sense of purpose and I worked until the pieces were diverse in form, size and character -- reflecting that of an ecosystem. The majority of the works were created this year. Some screenprints are included as points of origin and the result is 12+ works for the viewer to experience. An audio component of new and unreleased material is included to accompany the pieces.
Works from this exhibition can now be viewed on ARTSY.
Thank you,
Thomas
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