Tom Blake

An image of artist Tom Blake from the mid-chest upwards. He is white, with dark brown hair, a beard, moustache, and black glasses. He is staring directly at the camera and smiling slightly. He is standing in front of a projected image of a light background, so his face is illuminated and you can see his dark shadow behind him.

Tom Blake works across drawing, video, painting and installation. His practice draws on momentary gestures, looped imagery and recurring motifs as potential sites for contemplating the psychological, architectural and technological frameworks that surround us. Tom’s work has been presented at Artspace, KNULP, Firstdraft, Spring1883, Carriageworks, IMA, PICA, Fremantle Biennale, AGWA, Art Fair Tokyo and the Antarctic Pavilion. Tom has undertaken residencies with Tenjinyama Art Studio (Japan), MAM Chiloé (Chile), PICA, Parramatta Artists’ Studios, Treasure Hill Art Village (Taipei) and was awarded a Clitheroe Foundation Emerging Artist Mentorship. In 2021, A.P.E published BAUXIDE, an artist book by Tom and Dominique Chen, commissioned as part of the Lost Rocks (2017–21) series. Tom is represented by N.Smith Gallery.

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