tom johnson : artwork

so absence from the evernet seems to have culminated in another little hiatus.. ah well. ive been working on a variety of projects lately - predominantly the bristol biennial for which ill be working on two shows with several other members of MadeScapes . Ive also confirmed a show at Utrophia , which will be a revisitation of the ideas and general visual themes of Topographic Translation more info will follow soon (projects are in june and may respectively) here is a little look at a very much in progress piece for the latter:

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A couple of weeks ago there was a great show at Bristol Diving School  by Robert Prideaux and Ruaidhri Ryan . The work mostly consisted of a large video installation, rather than having a stab at some inadequite wordliness.. there was an pretty interesting accompanying text by bristol based sculptor Charles Thorburn : poster design by Lloyd Parker The nature of the gaze is not a simple one. The world of moving image has developed countless methods of enticing us to fix ours for a few moments; to be informed, compelled, or entertained. In Circumstances of Avertion Robert Prideaux & Ruaidhri Ryan address the act of averting ones gaze, and how this is handled as a fundamental component of our experience of film and documentary. We are often presented with documentary, and moments in cinema, that we are conditioned to accept as truth. David Attenborough doesn't just tell us what life is really like in the jungle, he shows us. Rather than setting out to interrogate their ...

for the fourth and final in our initial series of shows we unfortunately lost the space so generously lent to us by bristol city council.. but the thanks to the hospitality of a more established local art space/alumni project ( Bristol Diving School ) the show did go on.. Topographic Translation featured the work Lizzie Cannon , Nic Marshall , Poppy Pitt and myself and is far better described by Trevor Smith You have arrived at your destination Topographic Translation Bristol Diving School, Bristol. Oct 2011. In advance of my journey here, I entered the postcode of Bristol Diving School into Google and clicked maps. I was then able to preview my entire route, culminating in the approach along Cumberland Road and the turn-off into Hanover Place. I even picked out the best place to park my car. Forty eight minutes later, as my satnav correctly predicted, I arrived at my destination. Entering the gallery I found an exhibition floor-plan: every step...

the third MadeScapes show came in the resoundingly fascinating form of Fastnet and Dogger . bringing together the work of Matthew Denniss , Laurie Lax , Robert Prideaux and Eliot Sargeantson

next MadeScapes show came in the form of System History bringing together the various talents and outputs of Jack Addis , Alex Cotterell and Will Kendrick All is surface, but surface is not all.  A review by  Trevor Smith System History Redcliffe Street, Bristol.  Sept 2011. The urbanization of humanity is a story as old as civilisation itself.  Between 1801 and 2001 the portion of the world population living in built-up areas rose from 3% to 47%.  Now, for the first time in history, over half of all the human beings on the planet live in an urban landscape; in the UK that figure is projected to reach 92% by 2030. In these urban environments our experiences, expectations and aspirations are born, fostered, and, sometimes, realised. The need for year-on-year consistency of landscape and location, coupled with some of mankind’s more pressing non-biological dilemmas – strength in numbers, economy of travel and fortification – literally ...

one of the major happenings of that period of online vacancy that will be hereafter referred to as 'the interim' is the development of a a 3 time gallery venture turned pop up initiative called... MadeScapes the project was initially based around four exhibitions over a period of 8 weeks organised and installed by the 13 artists involved the first was- Travel. Agency. with Julie McCalden and Alex Hardy

so its really about time i got back on the blogging bit.. tumblr and various other distractions have prevailed in recent months. where best to begin.. . well probably with all the things that have been happening in the interim. i guess i should start with some of the newer... .. Sempiternal View cnc router, MDF, spraypaint, dulux, sapele, hardware 111 x 67cm 2011 Indentured Clarity cnc router, MDF, spraypaint, dulux, sapele, hardware 115.5 x 69cm 2011

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some new paintings ive been working on... more sketches than real 'things' but we shall see.. oil on MDF, each about 60cm square

new profile on axis online art resourse: http://www.axisweb.org/ also, my studio complex will be hosting an open studios event next month.. all are welcome

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ive been doodling alot recently whilst relocating and starting to set up the new studio, so i decided to colour a little, just five minute jobs with my trusty wacom. a small settlement the ever unpopular hettage outsize kingfisher ...