Thomas Doyle - An Arrow Point
Thomas Doyle
An Arrow Point
2021
Soft pastel. Acrylic on canvas
30cm x 91cm
Thomas Questions the Viewer, how do you make sense of a directional symbols? Is it too insert a double arrow, by drawing a less than sign, one equals sign, and a greater than sign: <=>. Or is it more about which direction should an arrow point?
Thomas ponders this while creatively exploration this thought in Soft and Hard Pastel, working of lines marking. Maybe the common approach is for the arrow to point right when the content is closed and down when the content is open. The right-pointing arrow indicates there is something else to progress to; the downwards arrow leads the eye towards the newly revealed content. Three arrows however were not necessarily a marker for help or war, it is often used as a symbol of friendship amongst three people. Each person getting a three arrows tattoo rep-resents their forever love for each other and unbreakable bond.
[About the artist] Thomas Doyle
Thomas’s explorative art practice is concerned with achieving true self actualisation where the artistic process or journey is just as important as the finished product. Influenced by the Impressionists and Surrealists, Thomas enjoys accessing his subconsciousness and being led by this flow to create works with a unique design, mood and story, and a safe and gentle depth.
Thomas explores the tactile organic nature of raw fibres alongside patterned mandalas and grids representing the entwined forces of humanity and the environment. Objects such as leaves are pressed and tell their own story of abstraction. With insightful discipline Thomas adds to his personal growth story by making work everyday unlocking new skills and thoughts.
Thomas has studied at the Brisbane Institute of Art, Access Arts, Footprints Inc. and Art From The Margins. He regularly exhibits with Art From The Margins and has a current showing at St Andrews Hospital Brisbane.
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