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The Gallery U- Self Portrait: Sept 3, 2015

November 08, 2015

“Never regret thy fall O Icarus of the fearless flight, for the greatest tragedy of them all is never to feel the burning light.”

(Oscar Wilde)

My name is Thomas Flynn and I am a seeker of the scorching color that hides in the murky evening waters. I paint images saddled equally with truth and illusion and as layered with visual complexity as it is with historical and personal perspective. I appear to acquire this perspective as I navigate a precarious path through life and through art, but in reality it’s all guess work. I’m just trying to do what resonates in my soul the most which often has little or no connection with my waking life. Recently, my work has focused on the subjective nature of truth and our transient perspective on it, something like a waking dream.

Strangely, I think the most effective way to create contemporary art is to simultaneously create art that is seeped deeply in practices with centuries of tradition while also creating art that is highly experimental and relevant. I think the best art lies somewhere between the two and can only be found by walking that line constantly.

I grew up in the distant reaches of the suburbs of Houston, playing in the trees and the mudpits left behind from a rapidly developed neighborhood. From this, the trees, the stars, the clouds, and especially the Moon, whisper to me the forgotten truths of life and leave me scouring the silence for their unspoken words. Everything I do, and everything I create is a meager reproduction of their memories.

I am not sure where the line is between art and life but I know that those who walk along the boundary are the happiest.

Thomas Flynn is a senior at the Savannah College of Art and Design studying Painting with a minor in Art History.

Find out more about Thomas on:

    www.thomasflynnii.com

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  • 2018
    • Aug 22, 2018 Included in Group Show: Rendezvous Curated by Meredith Cawley Aug 22, 2018
  • 2017
    • Jul 25, 2017 Madonnas, Oil Rigs, and Toothbrush Holders: The Sculpture of Thomas Flynn II Jul 25, 2017
    • Jan 27, 2017 Wax Casting Artist Workshop Sponsored by GDAC Jan 27, 2017
    • Jan 27, 2017 Included in GDAC Materials Hard+Soft Exhibition Jan 27, 2017
    • Jan 27, 2017 Named 2016 Foundation Prize Publication Fellow for Peripheral Vision Arts Jan 27, 2017
  • 2016
    • Sep 24, 2016 Featured in ARTSLANT Under the Radar Feature Sep 24, 2016
    • Sep 12, 2016 Featured in Boston Accent Lit Issue 4 Sep 12, 2016
    • Aug 2, 2016 Screw Eggs Won 6th Round of ArtSlant Prize Showcase for Sculpture Aug 2, 2016
    • Jun 7, 2016 Thomas Flynn II Featured in Nepantla Exhibition Jun 7, 2016
    • Jun 7, 2016 "I Don't Want You to Catch Whatever This Is" Won Honorable Mention in B.F.A. Senior Painting Exhibition Jun 7, 2016
    • Jun 6, 2016 Proclivity Exhibition Jun 6, 2016
    • Jun 6, 2016 Savannah Art Informer Review of Proclivity Exhibition Jun 6, 2016
    • May 7, 2016 Proclivity Exhibition May 27th-30th May 7, 2016
    • Feb 15, 2016 MetaGenesis Performance featured at SCAD DeFine Art Juried Student Showcase Feb 15, 2016
    • Jan 24, 2016 Most Recent Installation Update Jan 24, 2016
  • 2015
    • Nov 19, 2015 The Gallery U- Tri-Colored Phobia: Nov, 19, 2015 Nov 19, 2015
    • Nov 13, 2015 The Gallery U- The Dance of Aurora: Nov 12, 2015 Nov 13, 2015
    • Nov 9, 2015 The Gallery U- Thought Conduit: Nov 5, 2015 Nov 9, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 The Gallery U- Golden River: Oct 29, 2015 Nov 8, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 The Gallery U- The Mask of the Moon is the Shadow of the Earth- Oct 22, 2015 Nov 8, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 The Gallery U- KNILB : Oct 15, 2015 Nov 8, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 The Gallery U- The Mirrored Fears of Pain and Pleasure: Oct 8, 2015 Nov 8, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 The Gallery U- Broken Night : Oct 1 ,2015 Nov 8, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 The Gallery U- Flight of the Ground Stars: Sept 24, 2015 Nov 8, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 The Gallery U- Visions of Half Sleep: Sept 17, 2015 Nov 8, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 The Gallery U- Awareness of Death: Sept 10,2015 Nov 8, 2015
    • Nov 8, 2015 The Gallery U- Self Portrait: Sept 3, 2015 Nov 8, 2015

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