Tom Reed
Region: Midwest
The link between the experiencing and imagining of nature is at
the foundation of my practice. The landscape becomes a setting
for imagined realities and personal references to outsider art,
poetry, and folk art. Taking cues from Joseph Yoakum and Henry
Darger, I map out poetic and highly stylized depictions of natural
settings, where fiction and reality meet. In these compositions,
intricate patterns elaborate a means to reinvent and question our
relationship to nature. Ultimately, my pieces exist somewhere
between reality and dreams, their intersection opening up a
compelling and poetic window.
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