Thomas Linder's practice utilises different materials to generate new bodies of work. Each series is an experiment within a process. His latest series titled 'Strangers' utilises full cowhides as a canvas. The shape, colour and texture of the individual hides provide a starting point for a broad painting and drawing practice.
Read MoreThere is a conscious decision to leave the conscious mind out of the studio. This leads to a range of imagery from graphic abstraction to figuration to text. The work aims to tap into an understanding of doodling or that first spark of creativity itself. Moments of representation peak through abstraction only to recede and hide their faces again. Lines are drawn free of planning or sketching in search of pure form and expression while holding on to order and a sense of the artist's personal style. Most consistent are themes coming from a Midwest farming background, cowboys, crop-like patterns, working rhythms with a sense of play where fun can be found in a monotonous day to day lifestyle.
Linder was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1986 and now lives and works out of his studio in Los Angeles, California. He is the Co-Founder of the Artist-Run Gallery, BBQLA. He received his BFA in Sculpture and Community Arts from Kansas City Art Institute as well as an MFA from Bowling Green State University. His work has been exhibited nationally including solo shows at Ibid Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2017) and Maple Street Construct, Omaha, NE, USA (2019). And group shows at Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, USA and Ochi Projects, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Text courtesy Over The Influence
