Tomo Campbell British, b. 1988

Inspired by a diverse array of source material, Tomo Campbell's large-scale oil paintings are constantly altering, extending and breaking down conventions. His abstracted depictions of 'traditional' subjects such as hunting, parades and explorers are, as he puts it, 'never quite solid or whole', yet they exude an extraordinarily rich sense of vision. 'I try to paint in a way that makes the paint vibrate', says Campbell, 'to make it look light and delicate and on the cusp of shifting'. Campbell's bold and layered arrangements of complementary colours, reminiscent of  the Rococo, offer multiple focal points and keep the eye in constant motion. Balancing activity and stasis, confidence and doubt, his works occupy a fertile space somewhere between the known and the undiscovered.

 

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