Tommy Fiendish

scenes of dilapidated buildings consistently strike an anomalous scene. The artist guides us through his magical imagination across a sea of color, deserted buildings, and majestic animals, often with darkly humorous overtones.

Images in Frames particularly love Tommy’s staircase series. He is brilliant at painting surreal metaphors rather than literal interpretation to communicate his ideas. The graffiti in the background often referring to a sense of life; someone was once in this abandoned building. The windows in several of his Staircase series remind us of Rene Magritte’s artwork. After consideration, we wonder what is real and what is based on a false premise. Why are these majestic animals in such an odd setting? Do they exist in a dystopian society? His work is brilliant and striking, often leaving us wanting to know more.

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