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Thomas W. Dowdeswell
Altered States. Contemporary 21st Century by T. Dowdeswell Painter from Bristol
2017

Name: Altered States. Contemporary 21st Century by T. Dowdeswell Painter from Bristol
Brand: Thomas W. Dowdeswell

$3,739.09List Price

About the Item

Thomas employs the table as a vehicle to present this eulogy. The table top mimics the stage; a performance the artist must undertake every time they exhibit and discuss their work. Altered States employs a trinity of figures in order to discuss different facets of the artists personality; the different states one enacts in the studio, in public or in a different social situation. Thomas Dowdeswell pulls back the curtain on current, controversial issues with surreal political satire, challenging the viewer to confront, digest and empathize with multiple perspectives, both literally and theoretically. The complexity is discernible and at times even daunting, yet Dowdeswell’s works remain decipherable like an unnerving cautionary poem of the end of civilization as we know it. Meanwhile, under the geometrical figures, symbolic color palettes, and explicit imagery, an intellectual voice is always present. Dowdeswell’s surrealist style creates a dreamscape atmosphere where he deliberately juxtaposes imagery of desperation and opulence, victimization and exploitation, in an attempt to explore the inequality of society through a flurry of abstraction and symbolism. When expressed through structural shapes, the form and energy is reminiscent of Futurist Umberto Boccioni's Elasticity (1912). But sometimes that flurry takes a complete abstract form, reminding the viewer of Kandinsky’s Compositions (1913), and thus the longing for liberation. Moreover, Dowdeswell’s faceless, indistinguishable figures have an uncanny resemblance to Salvador Dali's 'creature' in The Persistence of Memory (1931) reinforcing the obscure, dreamlike setting and reiterating the inescapable confusion of the human condition. Thomas has exhibited across the United States, Europe and the UK Oil on Canvas in a white box wooden frame. Signed in the bottom right hand corner.

Creator:
Thomas W. Dowdeswell (British)
Creation Year:
2017
Dimensions:
Height: 70 in (177.8 cm)Width: 45 in (114.3 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Medium:
Oil
Movement Style:
Surrealist
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU94333898792

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