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Beau Thomas' Art

Deepwater, 2021
by Beau Thomas

Deepwater, a clam-shaped manifestation of the unknown, with its shell-encrusted body and formidable yet animated expression, highlights the absurdity of the unfathomable environmental situation we have created with our appetite for economic growth over ecological sustainability.

Deepwater is currently on display at the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California until June 6th. You can reserve tickets or take a virtual tour of the exhibition at the Mills College Art Museum website https://mcam.mills.edu

Materials: Mussel Shells, Motor Oil, Concrete, Steel, Insulation Foam, Acrylic Caulking, Resin, Recycled House Paint, Salt Water, Shovelhead, Megalodon Tooth, Ocean Detritus

#Deepwater #MFAexhibition #2021 #Oakland #California

Deepwater, 2021
by Beau Thomas

Deepwater, a clam-shaped manifestation of the unknown, with its shell-encrusted body and formidable yet animated expression, highlights the absurdity of the unfathomable environmental situation we have created with our appetite for economic growth over ecological sustainability.

Deepwater is currently on display at the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California until June 6th. You can reserve tickets or take a virtual tour of the exhibition at the Mills College Art Museum website https://mcam.mills.edu

Materials: Mussel Shells, Motor Oil, Concrete, Steel, Insulation Foam, Acrylic Caulking, Resin, Recycled House Paint, Salt Water, Shovelhead, Megalodon Tooth, Ocean Detritus

#Deepwater #MFAexhibition #2021 #Oakland #California

Apollo, 2021
by Beau Thomas

Apollo and Effluent Waves, bound together by driftwood frames and swirling lines, point to the ocean and space, micro and macro universes, explore the footprints we leave in these seemingly limitless environments.

Apollo is currently on display at the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California until June 6th. You can reserve tickets at https://mcam.mills.edu or take a virtual tour at the Mills College Art Museum website.

Materials: Driftwood, Canvas, Recycled House Paint, Concrete, Insulation Foam, Abalone, Apollo 11 Space Module Foil

A special thank you to @minimuseumshop for contributing a piece of the Apollo 11 Space Module Foil to this project. It was a dream of mine to create a painting that contained materials that had actually been to the moon and with their partnership, it has become a reality.

#MillsCollege #ArtMuseum #MFAExhibition #Apollo #2021

Apollo, 2021
by Beau Thomas

Apollo and Effluent Waves, bound together by driftwood frames and swirling lines, point to the ocean and space, micro and macro universes, explore the footprints we leave in these seemingly limitless environments.

Apollo is currently on display at the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California until June 6th. You can reserve tickets at https://mcam.mills.edu or take a virtual tour at the Mills College Art Museum website.

Materials: Driftwood, Canvas, Recycled House Paint, Concrete, Insulation Foam, Abalone, Apollo 11 Space Module Foil

A special thank you to @minimuseumshop for contributing a piece of the Apollo 11 Space Module Foil to this project. It was a dream of mine to create a painting that contained materials that had actually been to the moon and with their partnership, it has become a reality.

#MillsCollege #ArtMuseum #MFAExhibition #Apollo #2021

Effluent Waves, 2021
by Beau Thomas

Fine droplets of salty water permeate through the crisp morning air as crashing waves churn pieces of matter from the depths. Eroding cliffs cascade down to the ocean, exposing thin slices of pebbly beach. I clamber through their jagged crevices and meander along the expanse of ochre sand, collecting marine detritus.

I create sculptures and paintings that layer biodegradable, organic matter intermixed with ultra synthetic and industrial materials. These swelling paintings and bulbous sculptural forms give a sense that the natural world is being interrupted, or even torn apart by toxic matter, and then crushed back together. Encrusted, dripped or spewed, their accumulation suggests the ecological disasters we find colliding with our fragile ecosystems, reminiscent of oil spills, industrial dredging and marine debris visible from space.

Effluent Waves is currently on display at the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California until June 6th. You can reserve tickets at https://mcam.mills.edu or take a virtual tour at https://www.artland.com/exhibitions/2021-mfa-thesis-exhibition

Materials: Driftwood, Canvas, Abalone, Recycled House Paint, Insulation Foam, Acrylic Caulking, Resin, Mussel Shells, Ocean Detritus

#MillsCollege #MFAexhibition #2021 #Oakland #California

Effluent Waves, 2021
by Beau Thomas

Fine droplets of salty water permeate through the crisp morning air as crashing waves churn pieces of matter from the depths. Eroding cliffs cascade down to the ocean, exposing thin slices of pebbly beach. I clamber through their jagged crevices and meander along the expanse of ochre sand, collecting marine detritus.

I create sculptures and paintings that layer biodegradable, organic matter intermixed with ultra synthetic and industrial materials. These swelling paintings and bulbous sculptural forms give a sense that the natural world is being interrupted, or even torn apart by toxic matter, and then crushed back together. Encrusted, dripped or spewed, their accumulation suggests the ecological disasters we find colliding with our fragile ecosystems, reminiscent of oil spills, industrial dredging and marine debris visible from space.

Effluent Waves is currently on display at the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California until June 6th. You can reserve tickets at https://mcam.mills.edu or take a virtual tour at https://www.artland.com/exhibitions/2021-mfa-thesis-exhibition

Materials: Driftwood, Canvas, Abalone, Recycled House Paint, Insulation Foam, Acrylic Caulking, Resin, Mussel Shells, Ocean Detritus

#MillsCollege #MFAexhibition #2021 #Oakland #California

The 2021 Mills College MFA Exhibition OPENS TOMORROW! I am very excited to finally share this project that I have been working on for the past 2 years, here at Mills College. It will be open to the public from May 8th - June 6th and you can reserve your tickets by clicking on the link in the bio of @millsartmuseum Stop on by if your in the Bay Area! 🌊 🐚 🔮

#MillsCollege #MFA #Thesis #Exhibition #napmfagrant21

The 2021 Mills College MFA Exhibition OPENS TOMORROW! I am very excited to finally share this project that I have been working on for the past 2 years, here at Mills College. It will be open to the public from May 8th - June 6th and you can reserve your tickets by clicking on the link in the bio of @millsartmuseum Stop on by if your in the Bay Area! 🌊 🐚 🔮

#MillsCollege #MFA #Thesis #Exhibition #napmfagrant21

Unfinished Sketches
by Beau Thomas, 2021

What happens to our sketches that never get finished?

#Metal #Sculpture #Oversized #Pencil
#UnfinishedSketches

Unfinished Sketches
by Beau Thomas, 2021

What happens to our sketches that never get finished?

#Metal #Sculpture #Oversized #Pencil
#UnfinishedSketches

Taphephobia
by Beau Thomas, 2020
2’ 6” x 5’ 6”
Materials: Found wood, recycled paint, abalone, soil

Taphephobia: Fear of the grave/ fear of being buried alive.

“The fear of being buried alive peaked during the cholera epidemics of the 19th century, but accounts of unintentional live burial have been recorded even earlier. The fears of being buried alive were heightened by reports of doctors and accounts in literature and the newspapers. Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Premature Burial", which was published in 1844. It contained accounts of supposedly genuine cases of premature burial as well as detailing the narrator's own (perceived) interment while still alive.

The recovery of supposedly dead victims of cholera, as depicted in The Premature Burial by Antoine Wiertz, fuelled the demand for safety coffins.
The general fear of premature burial led to the invention of many safety devices which could be incorporated into coffins. Most consisted of some type of device for communication to the outside world such as a cord attached to a bell that the interred person could ring should they revive after the burial. Other variations on the bell included flags and pyrotechnics. Some designs included ladders, escape hatches, and even feeding tubes, but many forgot a method for providing air.”

#Taphephobia #Painting

Taphephobia
by Beau Thomas, 2020
2’ 6” x 5’ 6”
Materials: Found wood, recycled paint, abalone, soil

Taphephobia: Fear of the grave/ fear of being buried alive.

“The fear of being buried alive peaked during the cholera epidemics of the 19th century, but accounts of unintentional live burial have been recorded even earlier. The fears of being buried alive were heightened by reports of doctors and accounts in literature and the newspapers. Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Premature Burial", which was published in 1844. It contained accounts of supposedly genuine cases of premature burial as well as detailing the narrator's own (perceived) interment while still alive.

The recovery of supposedly dead victims of cholera, as depicted in The Premature Burial by Antoine Wiertz, fuelled the demand for safety coffins.
The general fear of premature burial led to the invention of many safety devices which could be incorporated into coffins. Most consisted of some type of device for communication to the outside world such as a cord attached to a bell that the interred person could ring should they revive after the burial. Other variations on the bell included flags and pyrotechnics. Some designs included ladders, escape hatches, and even feeding tubes, but many forgot a method for providing air.”

#Taphephobia #Painting

Luminescent Hydrozoa
by Beau Thomas, 2020

“The Immortal Jellyfish known scientifically as Turritopsis dohrnii is now officially known as the only immortal creature. The secret to eternal life, as it turns out, is not just living a really, really long time. It’s all about maturity, or rather, the lack of it. The immortal jellyfish (as it is better known popularly) propagate and then, faced with the normal career path of dying, they opt instead to revert to a sexually immature stage.

Their tentacles retract, their bodies shrink, and they sink to the ocean floor and start the cycle all over again.

The cellular mechanism behind it—a rare process known as transdifferentiation—is of particular interest to scientists for its potential applications in medicine. By undergoing transdifferentiation, an adult cell, one that is specialized for a particular tissue, can become an entirely different type of specialized cell. It’s an efficient way of cell recycling and an important area of study in stem cell research that could help scientists replace cells that have been damaged by disease.”
#luminescent #hydrozoa #immortaljellyfish #sculpture

Luminescent Hydrozoa
by Beau Thomas, 2020

“The Immortal Jellyfish known scientifically as Turritopsis dohrnii is now officially known as the only immortal creature. The secret to eternal life, as it turns out, is not just living a really, really long time. It’s all about maturity, or rather, the lack of it. The immortal jellyfish (as it is better known popularly) propagate and then, faced with the normal career path of dying, they opt instead to revert to a sexually immature stage.

Their tentacles retract, their bodies shrink, and they sink to the ocean floor and start the cycle all over again.

The cellular mechanism behind it—a rare process known as transdifferentiation—is of particular interest to scientists for its potential applications in medicine. By undergoing transdifferentiation, an adult cell, one that is specialized for a particular tissue, can become an entirely different type of specialized cell. It’s an efficient way of cell recycling and an important area of study in stem cell research that could help scientists replace cells that have been damaged by disease.”
#luminescent #hydrozoa #immortaljellyfish #sculpture

False Promises
by Beau Thomas, 2021

You will never acquire honey from a wasps nest.

Materials: Ceramic and Honey

#Ceramic #Sculpture #FalsePromises

False Promises
by Beau Thomas, 2021

You will never acquire honey from a wasps nest.

Materials: Ceramic and Honey

#Ceramic #Sculpture #FalsePromises

Painting #9 in the Hidden Art series by Beau Thomas

After crossing over the Bridge of Sighs and visiting St. Mark’s Basilica, I painted this surrealscape and carried it all around Venice with me. While walking down the cobblestone streets lined with white Istrian stone, a local pizzeria owner called me over to his open air restaurant and asked me about the little painting I was carrying with me. I told him that I was an artist and we began discussing the art here in Venezia. He had the absolute best sense of humor and had everyone laughing with his quick wit and friendly banter. He even offered us a free pizza and after a long day, it was such a delicious treat! This serendipitous meeting turned out to be a highlight of this trip and knowing that my painting now lives in this little restaurant is a unexpected dream come true. Every time I look at the comical expression on the shop owners face, I can’t help but smile and think of this wonderful day.

#Venice #Italy #HiddenArt #series

Painting #9 in the Hidden Art series by Beau Thomas

After crossing over the Bridge of Sighs and visiting St. Mark’s Basilica, I painted this surrealscape and carried it all around Venice with me. While walking down the cobblestone streets lined with white Istrian stone, a local pizzeria owner called me over to his open air restaurant and asked me about the little painting I was carrying with me. I told him that I was an artist and we began discussing the art here in Venezia. He had the absolute best sense of humor and had everyone laughing with his quick wit and friendly banter. He even offered us a free pizza and after a long day, it was such a delicious treat! This serendipitous meeting turned out to be a highlight of this trip and knowing that my painting now lives in this little restaurant is a unexpected dream come true. Every time I look at the comical expression on the shop owners face, I can’t help but smile and think of this wonderful day.

#Venice #Italy #HiddenArt #series

Automized Intimacy
by Beau Thomas, 2021

Your information is being collected.
Our digital thumbprint is being used to make these platforms more engaging and addictive. Are we slowly being mesmerized into paralysis?

Virtual Installation available at Poly.Google.com

#Automized #Intimacy #Sculpture #Virtual #Installation #3D #art

Automized Intimacy
by Beau Thomas, 2021

Your information is being collected.
Our digital thumbprint is being used to make these platforms more engaging and addictive. Are we slowly being mesmerized into paralysis?

Virtual Installation available at Poly.Google.com

#Automized #Intimacy #Sculpture #Virtual #Installation #3D #art

Fragmentary Care, 2020
by Beau Thomas

Nearly 3 in 10 Americans lost health insurance coverage in 2020, and more than half remain uninsured in 2021.

This project is based on my recent experiences with a broken healthcare system. Several unexpected trips to different Emergency Rooms gave me a glimpse into just how understaffed and underfunded our hospitals currently are operating at. Imagine if our government valued our healthcare workers and provided them with adequate supplies and funding. How different would this pandemic have been?

#Broken #Healthcare #System #Uninsured #Artist #2020 #healthcareworkers #frontlineworkers #needfunding #FragmentaryCare #Painting #Sculpture

Fragmentary Care, 2020
by Beau Thomas

Nearly 3 in 10 Americans lost health insurance coverage in 2020, and more than half remain uninsured in 2021.

This project is based on my recent experiences with a broken healthcare system. Several unexpected trips to different Emergency Rooms gave me a glimpse into just how understaffed and underfunded our hospitals currently are operating at. Imagine if our government valued our healthcare workers and provided them with adequate supplies and funding. How different would this pandemic have been?

#Broken #Healthcare #System #Uninsured #Artist #2020 #healthcareworkers #frontlineworkers #needfunding #FragmentaryCare #Painting #Sculpture

Step #10
Steps Not Taken series
by Beau Thomas, 2019

#Kotor #Montenegro #BlackandWhite #Photography #StepsNotTaken #Tableau

Step #10
Steps Not Taken series
by Beau Thomas, 2019

#Kotor #Montenegro #BlackandWhite #Photography #StepsNotTaken #Tableau

Unknown Voyage
by Beau Thomas, 2019

Art is a vessel for new ideas. It can help you to escape and can transport you to new worlds. As artists, we venture out into the unknown. We stumble around, looking for something, anything, that can save us.

#Unknown #Voyage #MillsCollege #Oakland #California #Artist #Painting #Sculpture #VideoArt

Unknown Voyage
by Beau Thomas, 2019

Art is a vessel for new ideas. It can help you to escape and can transport you to new worlds. As artists, we venture out into the unknown. We stumble around, looking for something, anything, that can save us.

#Unknown #Voyage #MillsCollege #Oakland #California #Artist #Painting #Sculpture #VideoArt

Painting #8 in the Hidden Art series
by Beau Thomas, 2019

Painting by the Adriatic Sea and hiding this little gem for someone in Croatia to find was a truly wonderful experience. The massive stone walls and streets paved with limestone ignited a fire that transported my soul to the 16th century.

#Dubrovnik #Croatia #HiddenArt #OilPainting

Painting #8 in the Hidden Art series
by Beau Thomas, 2019

Painting by the Adriatic Sea and hiding this little gem for someone in Croatia to find was a truly wonderful experience. The massive stone walls and streets paved with limestone ignited a fire that transported my soul to the 16th century.

#Dubrovnik #Croatia #HiddenArt #OilPainting

Seven Pounds of Salt, 2020
by Beau Thomas
5' x 12'
Materials: Found wood, recycled paint, sea salt

#SevenPoundsofSalt #InstallstionArt #2020 #MillsCollege #Oakland #California

Seven Pounds of Salt, 2020
by Beau Thomas
5' x 12'
Materials: Found wood, recycled paint, sea salt

#SevenPoundsofSalt #InstallstionArt #2020 #MillsCollege #Oakland #California

Moonlit Mytilus
Beau Thomas
2020

Excerpt from artist statement:
"Eroding cliffs cascade down to the ocean, exposing thin slices of pebbly beach. I often clamber through their jagged crevices or meander along the relaxing expanse of ochre sand. Fine droplets of salty water permeate through the crisp morning air as crashing waves churn pieces of matter from the depths. Glistening reflections of the sun dance on the surface of a turquoise bay. Undulating silhouettes of kelp hint at the bounty of life below the surface."

#MusselShell #sculpture #videoart #2020

Moonlit Mytilus
Beau Thomas
2020

Excerpt from artist statement:
"Eroding cliffs cascade down to the ocean, exposing thin slices of pebbly beach. I often clamber through their jagged crevices or meander along the relaxing expanse of ochre sand. Fine droplets of salty water permeate through the crisp morning air as crashing waves churn pieces of matter from the depths. Glistening reflections of the sun dance on the surface of a turquoise bay. Undulating silhouettes of kelp hint at the bounty of life below the surface."

#MusselShell #sculpture #videoart #2020

Purple Tyranny, 2020
by Beau Thomas
There are companies currently raking in billions of dollars during this global pandemic while food security still remains a fleeting dream for many.
#PurpleTier #Lockdown #foodaccessibility #foodsecurity #pandemic #2020

Purple Tyranny, 2020
by Beau Thomas
There are companies currently raking in billions of dollars during this global pandemic while food security still remains a fleeting dream for many.
#PurpleTier #Lockdown #foodaccessibility #foodsecurity #pandemic #2020

Consumer Toxicity
by Beau Thomas
Consumer Toxicity uses tableaux photography, abstract sculpture and video art to highlight the absurdity of our consumerist, wasteful lifestyles. Our consumer choices have severely impacted our environment and this project highlights our dependency on plastic and fossil fuels, such as oil, through satire and storytelling. In addition, I have used this project as tool for connecting with my community members in order to better understand diverse perspectives and build a dialogue around this important issue. I collected poems about the impact our consumerist lifestyle is having on our environment by posting flyers around Monterey County calling upon community members to contribute to the project through poetry.
As an artist who is engaging in performance art and who is interested in narrative work, I am inspired by the work of Bill Viola, Eliza Barrios and Chris Burden as both performance artists and sculptors. The tableaux photography, abstract sculpture and video art conveys the absurdity of our unfathomable environmental situation by highlighting the socio-culture & political choices that define our consumer identity. As a consumer, I have been reflecting on the choices I make and how I support my community with these decisions.

#Abalone #Sculpture #AbstractArt #blackandwhitephotography #Tableau #Photography #VideoArt #consumerism #World #Torn #plastic #core #Capstone #Exhibition #CSUMB #Monterey #California #VPA #Artist

Consumer Toxicity
by Beau Thomas
Consumer Toxicity uses tableaux photography, abstract sculpture and video art to highlight the absurdity of our consumerist, wasteful lifestyles. Our consumer choices have severely impacted our environment and this project highlights our dependency on plastic and fossil fuels, such as oil, through satire and storytelling. In addition, I have used this project as tool for connecting with my community members in order to better understand diverse perspectives and build a dialogue around this important issue. I collected poems about the impact our consumerist lifestyle is having on our environment by posting flyers around Monterey County calling upon community members to contribute to the project through poetry.
As an artist who is engaging in performance art and who is interested in narrative work, I am inspired by the work of Bill Viola, Eliza Barrios and Chris Burden as both performance artists and sculptors. The tableaux photography, abstract sculpture and video art conveys the absurdity of our unfathomable environmental situation by highlighting the socio-culture & political choices that define our consumer identity. As a consumer, I have been reflecting on the choices I make and how I support my community with these decisions.

#Abalone #Sculpture #AbstractArt #blackandwhitephotography #Tableau #Photography #VideoArt #consumerism #World #Torn #plastic #core #Capstone #Exhibition #CSUMB #Monterey #California #VPA #Artist

Site Specific Seven
Sculpture by Beau Thomas
“Numb Numb”
How can we heal,
if we choose not to feel?

#Sculpture #SiteSpecific #Seven #Pain #SubstanceAbuse #Healing #California #MontereyBay #CSUMB

Site Specific Seven
Sculpture by Beau Thomas
“Numb Numb”
How can we heal,
if we choose not to feel?

#Sculpture #SiteSpecific #Seven #Pain #SubstanceAbuse #Healing #California #MontereyBay #CSUMB

Site Specific Seven
Sculpture by Beau Thomas
“Unhinged”

Our soul is a doorway to where?

#SiteSpecific #Seven #Sculpture #Monterey #California #Art #Unhinged

Site Specific Seven
Sculpture by Beau Thomas
“Unhinged”

Our soul is a doorway to where?

#SiteSpecific #Seven #Sculpture #Monterey #California #Art #Unhinged

Site Specific Seven
Sculpture by Beau Thomas
“Hooked”

Are we born into our addictions?

#SiteSpecific #Seven #Sculpture #Hooked #California #Monterey #Art #CSUMB

Site Specific Seven
Sculpture by Beau Thomas
“Hooked”

Are we born into our addictions?

#SiteSpecific #Seven #Sculpture #Hooked #California #Monterey #Art #CSUMB

Cosmic Wave
by Beau Thomas

Are we alone in the universe?
How should we say hello?

#AcrylicPour #Painting #Cosmic #Wave #SeaShells #OilPainting #BayAreaArtist #Oakland #California #MillsCollege #Art #Inspired #By @dariorobleto

Cosmic Wave
by Beau Thomas

Are we alone in the universe?
How should we say hello?

#AcrylicPour #Painting #Cosmic #Wave #SeaShells #OilPainting #BayAreaArtist #Oakland #California #MillsCollege #Art #Inspired #By @dariorobleto

Painting #7 in the Hidden Art series
by Beau Thomas

One of my favorite parts of visiting Kotor in Montenegro was painting this landscape and "hiding" it for a local to find & enjoy. The downtown district of Kotor had the most beautiful buildings and architecture, I was in awe most of the trip.

#Hidden #Art #Series #Kotor #Montenegro #Landscape #Painting #Europe #HiddenArt #BayAreaArtist #MillsCollege #Oakland #California #localartist

Painting #7 in the Hidden Art series
by Beau Thomas

One of my favorite parts of visiting Kotor in Montenegro was painting this landscape and "hiding" it for a local to find & enjoy. The downtown district of Kotor had the most beautiful buildings and architecture, I was in awe most of the trip.

#Hidden #Art #Series #Kotor #Montenegro #Landscape #Painting #Europe #HiddenArt #BayAreaArtist #MillsCollege #Oakland #California #localartist

Downtown Spiral
by Beau Thomas
#BlackandWhite #Photography #Greece #Corfu #BayArea #Artist #Millscollege #Oakland #California #CSUMB #MontereyBay #bw #Art

Downtown Spiral
by Beau Thomas
#BlackandWhite #Photography #Greece #Corfu #BayArea #Artist #Millscollege #Oakland #California #CSUMB #MontereyBay #bw #Art

Painting #6 in the Hidden Art series
by Beau Thomas

I love that this little painting found a good home with this charming store owner in Greece. She said that she was going to keep it on display in her store! My heart is so full right now. 🇬🇷 #HiddenArt #Painting #Series #Greece #Olympia #Katakolon #AbstractArt #California #Artist #MillsCollege #CSUMB #OilPainting #Texture #Art

Painting #6 in the Hidden Art series
by Beau Thomas

I love that this little painting found a good home with this charming store owner in Greece. She said that she was going to keep it on display in her store! My heart is so full right now. 🇬🇷 #HiddenArt #Painting #Series #Greece #Olympia #Katakolon #AbstractArt #California #Artist #MillsCollege #CSUMB #OilPainting #Texture #Art

Forgotten Voyage
by Beau Thomas

#Tableau #Photography #Corfu #Greece #BlackandwhitePhotography #California #Artist MontereyBay #Oakland #Millscollege #Csumb #BayArea #Art

Forgotten Voyage
by Beau Thomas

#Tableau #Photography #Corfu #Greece #BlackandwhitePhotography #California #Artist MontereyBay #Oakland #Millscollege #Csumb #BayArea #Art

“Awaiting Fortune”
by Beau Thomas

#tableau #photography #blackandwhite #art #Greece #katacolon #bw #awaiting #fortune #montereybay #bayarea #artist

“Awaiting Fortune”
by Beau Thomas

#tableau #photography #blackandwhite #art #Greece #katacolon #bw #awaiting #fortune #montereybay #bayarea #artist

Frequencies Fused
by Beau Thomas “Let’s dance on the river,
that washes away time.
Harmonizing our hearts,
it rewinds our mind.” This was one of the sculptures I made during the 2019 Artist in Residency program at the Last Chance Mercantile in Marina, California.

#Abstract #Sculpture #Frequencies #Fused #Music #Connects #Us #LastChanceMercantile #Marina #California #Artist #Residency #CSUMB #AbstractArt

Frequencies Fused
by Beau Thomas “Let’s dance on the river,
that washes away time.
Harmonizing our hearts,
it rewinds our mind.” This was one of the sculptures I made during the 2019 Artist in Residency program at the Last Chance Mercantile in Marina, California.

#Abstract #Sculpture #Frequencies #Fused #Music #Connects #Us #LastChanceMercantile #Marina #California #Artist #Residency #CSUMB #AbstractArt

Consumer Ascension
by Beau Thomas

Where will this path of consumerism lead us? Heaven or Hell?
Part of Consumer Toxicity in the 2019 Capstone Exhibition at California State University Monterey Bay.

#AbstractArt #Consumerism #Heaven #Hell #VideoArt #Capstone #exhibition #CSUMB #MontereyBay #California #Artist #Video #Art #Inspiration #BillViola

Consumer Ascension
by Beau Thomas

Where will this path of consumerism lead us? Heaven or Hell?
Part of Consumer Toxicity in the 2019 Capstone Exhibition at California State University Monterey Bay.

#AbstractArt #Consumerism #Heaven #Hell #VideoArt #Capstone #exhibition #CSUMB #MontereyBay #California #Artist #Video #Art #Inspiration #BillViola

Consumer Hooks
by Beau Thomas

What holds us back from doing what’s best for the planet?

Part of “Consumer Toxicity” in the 2019 Capstone Exhibition at California State University Monterey Bay.

#Consumer #Hooks #Abstract #VideoArt #Capstone #exhibition #Csumb #Artist #MontereyBay #Video #Art #California #inspiration #ChrisBurden

Consumer Hooks
by Beau Thomas

What holds us back from doing what’s best for the planet?

Part of “Consumer Toxicity” in the 2019 Capstone Exhibition at California State University Monterey Bay.

#Consumer #Hooks #Abstract #VideoArt #Capstone #exhibition #Csumb #Artist #MontereyBay #Video #Art #California #inspiration #ChrisBurden

Perennial Perspectives
by Beau Thomas “Fragrant thoughts growing wild.
Roots deepened with reason.
Is our soil organic?
Do we bloom with the season?” Do our thoughts and opinions come from within or are we a product of our environment?

This is one of the sculptures I made and exhibited at the Last Chance Mercantile. Being chosen to be one of the 2019 Artist in Residence, located at the Last Chance Mercantile in Marina, was truly amazing and I am very thankful for their kindness and generosity.

#Sculpture #Perennial #Perspectives #Organic #Opinions #Product #Environment #Red #Blue #Democrat #Republican #War #Gangs #Religion #Acrylicpour #Art #PrideofMadera #Succulent #AbstactArt #California #Artist #Residency #lastchancemercantile #MontereyBay #Marina #CA

Perennial Perspectives
by Beau Thomas “Fragrant thoughts growing wild.
Roots deepened with reason.
Is our soil organic?
Do we bloom with the season?” Do our thoughts and opinions come from within or are we a product of our environment?

This is one of the sculptures I made and exhibited at the Last Chance Mercantile. Being chosen to be one of the 2019 Artist in Residence, located at the Last Chance Mercantile in Marina, was truly amazing and I am very thankful for their kindness and generosity.

#Sculpture #Perennial #Perspectives #Organic #Opinions #Product #Environment #Red #Blue #Democrat #Republican #War #Gangs #Religion #Acrylicpour #Art #PrideofMadera #Succulent #AbstactArt #California #Artist #Residency #lastchancemercantile #MontereyBay #Marina #CA

Crude Inheritance
by Beau Thomas

Are we blinded by convenience and drowning in our dependency on fossil fuels? Are we dooming the next generation to this same fate?

Part of Consumer Toxicity in the 2019 Capstone Exhibition at California State University Monterey Bay.

#VideoArt #Capstone #Exhibition #CSUMB #AbstractArt #Crude #Inheritance #FossilFuels #Abstract #Video #Art #MontereyBay #California #Artist

Crude Inheritance
by Beau Thomas

Are we blinded by convenience and drowning in our dependency on fossil fuels? Are we dooming the next generation to this same fate?

Part of Consumer Toxicity in the 2019 Capstone Exhibition at California State University Monterey Bay.

#VideoArt #Capstone #Exhibition #CSUMB #AbstractArt #Crude #Inheritance #FossilFuels #Abstract #Video #Art #MontereyBay #California #Artist

“Weight of Convenience”
by Beau Thomas

Part of “Consumer Toxicity” in the 2019 California State University Monterey Bay Capstone Exhibition

Special thank you to my Video As Art instructor, Professor Jesus Aguilar!

#VideoArt #AbstractArt #ConsumerToxicity #CSUMB #Capstone #Art #Exhibition #PerformanceArt #MontereyBay #California #Artist

“Weight of Convenience”
by Beau Thomas

Part of “Consumer Toxicity” in the 2019 California State University Monterey Bay Capstone Exhibition

Special thank you to my Video As Art instructor, Professor Jesus Aguilar!

#VideoArt #AbstractArt #ConsumerToxicity #CSUMB #Capstone #Art #Exhibition #PerformanceArt #MontereyBay #California #Artist

Consumer Toxicity
by Beau Thomas
Consumer Toxicity uses tableaux photography, abstract sculpture and video art to highlight the absurdity of our consumerist, wasteful lifestyles. Our consumer choices have severely impacted our environment and this project highlights our dependency on plastic and fossil fuels, such as oil, through satire and storytelling. In addition, I have used this project as tool for connecting with my community members in order to better understand diverse perspectives and build a dialogue around this important issue. I collected poems about the impact our consumerist lifestyle is having on our environment by posting flyers around Monterey County calling upon community members to contribute to the project through poetry.
As an artist who is engaging in performance art and who is interested in narrative work, I am inspired by the work of Bill Viola, Eliza Barrios and Chris Burden as both performance artists and sculptors. The tableaux photography, abstract sculpture and video art conveys the absurdity of our unfathomable environmental situation by highlighting the socio-culture & political choices that define our consumer identity. As a consumer, I have been reflecting on the choices I make and how I support my community with these decisions.

#Abalone #Sculpture #AbstractArt #blackandwhitephotography #Tableau #Photography #VideoArt #consumerism #World #Torn #plastic #core #2019 #Capstone #Exhibition #CSUMB #Monterey #California #Artist

Consumer Toxicity
by Beau Thomas
Consumer Toxicity uses tableaux photography, abstract sculpture and video art to highlight the absurdity of our consumerist, wasteful lifestyles. Our consumer choices have severely impacted our environment and this project highlights our dependency on plastic and fossil fuels, such as oil, through satire and storytelling. In addition, I have used this project as tool for connecting with my community members in order to better understand diverse perspectives and build a dialogue around this important issue. I collected poems about the impact our consumerist lifestyle is having on our environment by posting flyers around Monterey County calling upon community members to contribute to the project through poetry.
As an artist who is engaging in performance art and who is interested in narrative work, I am inspired by the work of Bill Viola, Eliza Barrios and Chris Burden as both performance artists and sculptors. The tableaux photography, abstract sculpture and video art conveys the absurdity of our unfathomable environmental situation by highlighting the socio-culture & political choices that define our consumer identity. As a consumer, I have been reflecting on the choices I make and how I support my community with these decisions.

#Abalone #Sculpture #AbstractArt #blackandwhitephotography #Tableau #Photography #VideoArt #consumerism #World #Torn #plastic #core #2019 #Capstone #Exhibition #CSUMB #Monterey #California #Artist

“A Lovely Walk”
by Beau Thomas

#Lovely #Walk #Future #Environment #blackandwhitephotography #tableau #bw #art #California #Artist #MontereyBay #Photographer #Capstone #Consumer #Toxicity #Blackandwhite #Photography

“A Lovely Walk”
by Beau Thomas

#Lovely #Walk #Future #Environment #blackandwhitephotography #tableau #bw #art #California #Artist #MontereyBay #Photographer #Capstone #Consumer #Toxicity #Blackandwhite #Photography

“Stuck In Our Ways”
by Beau Thomas

#Plastic #Lifestyle #Consumerism #Abstract #Art #Tableau #blackandwhitephotography #Stuck #BW #Photography #AbstractArt #artistsoninstagram #MontereyBay #California #Artist #2018

“Stuck In Our Ways”
by Beau Thomas

#Plastic #Lifestyle #Consumerism #Abstract #Art #Tableau #blackandwhitephotography #Stuck #BW #Photography #AbstractArt #artistsoninstagram #MontereyBay #California #Artist #2018

“Changing Climate”
by Beau Thomas

It was a fantastic experience exhibiting my artwork alongside all these other talented artists & I am truly thankful for this opportunity!

#ChangingClimate #MixedMedia #Art #AcrylicPour #35mm #Blackandwhitephotography #oilpainting #AbstractArt #BW #Photography #LGBT #Love #Infinite #Hope #OneLove #MontereyBay #California #EastGarrison #artexhibition #2018

“Changing Climate”
by Beau Thomas

It was a fantastic experience exhibiting my artwork alongside all these other talented artists & I am truly thankful for this opportunity!

#ChangingClimate #MixedMedia #Art #AcrylicPour #35mm #Blackandwhitephotography #oilpainting #AbstractArt #BW #Photography #LGBT #Love #Infinite #Hope #OneLove #MontereyBay #California #EastGarrison #artexhibition #2018

“Drowning”
by Beau Thomas

#Drowning #In #Plastic #blackandwhitephotography #Mermaid #abstract #tableau #bw #photography #tableaux #environment #awareness #art #dark #satire #2018

“Drowning”
by Beau Thomas

#Drowning #In #Plastic #blackandwhitephotography #Mermaid #abstract #tableau #bw #photography #tableaux #environment #awareness #art #dark #satire #2018

Distorted Nostalgia
by Beau Thomas

#35mm #Film #Photography #Distorted #Nostalgia #blackandwhitephotography #MorganHill #California #Analog #Art #2018

Distorted Nostalgia
by Beau Thomas

#35mm #Film #Photography #Distorted #Nostalgia #blackandwhitephotography #MorganHill #California #Analog #Art #2018

“Destructive Beginnings”
by Beau Thomas
Mixed Media Painting

#OilPainting #Abalone #Shells #Acrylic #Painting #MixedMedia #Volcano #Ocean #Alien #Art #Destructive #Beginnings #Texture #MontereyBay #Artist #2018

“Destructive Beginnings”
by Beau Thomas
Mixed Media Painting

#OilPainting #Abalone #Shells #Acrylic #Painting #MixedMedia #Volcano #Ocean #Alien #Art #Destructive #Beginnings #Texture #MontereyBay #Artist #2018

Step # 9
part of the Steps Not Taken series
by Beau Thomas

#StepsNotTaken #9 #Granvilleisland #Canada #britishcolumbia #vancouver #BlackandWhite #Photography #BW #Art #2018

Step # 9
part of the Steps Not Taken series
by Beau Thomas

#StepsNotTaken #9 #Granvilleisland #Canada #britishcolumbia #vancouver #BlackandWhite #Photography #BW #Art #2018

“Light Offering”
by Beau Thomas

#35mm #filmphotography #blackandwhite #Light #Offering #Film #Photography #BW #Analog #Art #MorganHill #California #2018

“Light Offering”
by Beau Thomas

#35mm #filmphotography #blackandwhite #Light #Offering #Film #Photography #BW #Analog #Art #MorganHill #California #2018

Painting # 5 in the HiddenArt series
by Beau Thomas
#OilPainting #HiddenArt #Cabo #SanJose #Baja #California #Landscape #Painting #FreeArt #Hidden #Art #SecretsResorts #Mexico #2018

Painting # 5 in the HiddenArt series
by Beau Thomas
#OilPainting #HiddenArt #Cabo #SanJose #Baja #California #Landscape #Painting #FreeArt #Hidden #Art #SecretsResorts #Mexico #2018

“Unseen Reckoning # 2”
by Beau Thomas
#BlackandWhitePhotography #Vancouver #Canada #BW #Photography #MontereyBay #Artist #California #Art #2018

“Unseen Reckoning # 2”
by Beau Thomas
#BlackandWhitePhotography #Vancouver #Canada #BW #Photography #MontereyBay #Artist #California #Art #2018

“Nobility of Nature”
by Beau Thomas
#Nobility #Nature # StanleyPark #Vancouver #Canada #BlackandWhitePhotography #Art #BW #Photography #2018

“Nobility of Nature”
by Beau Thomas
#Nobility #Nature # StanleyPark #Vancouver #Canada #BlackandWhitePhotography #Art #BW #Photography #2018

Painting # 4 in the HiddenArt series
by Beau Thomas
Mixed Media
Oil Paint & Red Corral that I found on the beach in Cabo

#HiddenArt #Cabo #SanJose #OilPainting #MixedMedia #Red #Corral #BeachArt #FreeArt #Hidden
#Art #Secretsresorts #Artist #Baja #California #Mexico #2018

#HiddenArt

Painting # 4 in the HiddenArt series
by Beau Thomas
Mixed Media
Oil Paint & Red Corral that I found on the beach in Cabo

#HiddenArt #Cabo #SanJose #OilPainting #MixedMedia #Red #Corral #BeachArt #FreeArt #Hidden
#Art #Secretsresorts #Artist #Baja #California #Mexico #2018

#HiddenArt

“Grave Notion # 2”
by Beau Thomas

#35mm #film #photography #blackandwhitephotography #grave #notion #2 #Carmel #River #Beach #Art #BW #filmphotography #2018

“Grave Notion # 2”
by Beau Thomas

#35mm #film #photography #blackandwhitephotography #grave #notion #2 #Carmel #River #Beach #Art #BW #filmphotography #2018

“Step # 8”
in the Steps Not Taken series
by Beau Thomas

#StepsNotTaken #8 #Monterey #California #Photographer #DennisTheMenace #Park #BlackandWhite #Photography #2018

“Step # 8”
in the Steps Not Taken series
by Beau Thomas

#StepsNotTaken #8 #Monterey #California #Photographer #DennisTheMenace #Park #BlackandWhite #Photography #2018

Painting # 3 in the HiddenArt series
by Beau Thomas
#HiddenArt #OilPainting #Cabo #SanJose #Baja #California #Art #Mexico #secretsresorts #Tiny #Oil #Painting #FreeArt #Monterey #Artist #2018

Painting # 3 in the HiddenArt series
by Beau Thomas
#HiddenArt #OilPainting #Cabo #SanJose #Baja #California #Art #Mexico #secretsresorts #Tiny #Oil #Painting #FreeArt #Monterey #Artist #2018

“Roots of Enlightenment”
by Beau Thomas

#BlackandWhitePhotography #Roots #Enlightenment #Blackandwhite #Photography #Redwoods #MtMadonna #California #MontereyBay #Photographer #Artist #2018

“Roots of Enlightenment”
by Beau Thomas

#BlackandWhitePhotography #Roots #Enlightenment #Blackandwhite #Photography #Redwoods #MtMadonna #California #MontereyBay #Photographer #Artist #2018

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