Lot 147 - Thomas Allen - Libido Lines, Pair 1

ARTIST INFO

About 

An artist taking his lead from the image in an exploration of internal landscapes 

Education 

Exeter University - Sociology with Economics 

Select Exhibitions/Awards 

2022 - [RE]Configured, Mall Galleries, London 

2021 - Figurative Art Now, online - First prize winner 

2016 - ICON - Candida Stevens Gallery, Chichester 

2014 - Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, London - Final shortlist (one of six) 

2014 - National Open Art Exhibition, Somerset House, London - Cass Art Prize 

2014 - Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, Mall Galleries London - Arts Club Charitable Trust Award 

2013 - National Open Art Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London - SEAWARD Prize 

2013 - Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, Mall Galleries, London - Anthony J Lester Art Critic Award 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork   

'Libido Lines' 1 & 2 - These sexy shapes come from a series of India ink drawings that use a single looping line and three dots to play with the boundaries between masculine and feminine forms. 

'Potion Maker' - In these plants, from root to blossom, are potions to poison or heal. In the context of the natural landscape, where colours are used by plants and animals to both allure and ward off, how has our evolutionary history shaped our aesthetic sensibilities? 

'Taking Comfort' - In one another's embrace, these lovers find solace and space to dream 

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