#thomasdonaldson

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English painter Thomas Donaldson takes the familiarity of the portrait/nude and abstracts it to the point of imperfection and awkwardness. This makes it so that the closer one gets, the more irregular it appears—an unassuming arrangement of blotches and textures. –––––––––––––––––––––– “Crouching male figure”, 2019 DM for Inquiries . . . . . . #thomasdonaldson #oilpainting #contemporaryart #figurativeart #portrait #DAM #DAMart #DAMgallery #thedirectedartmodern #damtalentedartist #artinmiami #miamigallery #littleriverartdistrict #instaart #artcollectors #artcollectorsofig #youngcollectors #dailyart #artistoftheday #artoftheday #malefigure #artsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NUJ93lUhB/?igshid=zhjkajmqlmsy

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“People only get really interesting when they start to rattle the bars of their cages.” ~ Unknown Art by Thomas Donaldson #thomasdonaldson #art #quote

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A little girl prayer for Christmas #wishes #consumerism #brands #Gucci #Prada #thomasdonaldson #art #mixedmedia #ink

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Although @thomasdonaldsonart’s works are representational and figurative, they intend to suggest rather than depict an accurate observation of his subject. . . . . . . #thomasdonaldson #oilpainting #contemporaryart #figurativeart #DAM #DAMart #DAMgallery #thedirectedartmodern #damtalentedartist #artinmiami #miamigallery #littleriverartdistrict #instaart #artcollectors #artcollectorsofig #youngcollectors #dailyart #artistoftheday #artoftheday #artsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NUROmlVwx/?igshid=1efvb736bova7

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Donaldson commits to a process of development and re-evaluation, continuously adapting to the nature of his chosen materials and the occasional “happy accident”. He is currently based in Thailand. –––––––––––––––––––––– “Skull study I–III”, 2019 DM for Inquiries . . . . . . #thomasdonaldson #skullstudy #oilpainting #contemporaryart #figurativeart #portrait #DAM #DAMart #DAMgallery #thedirectedartmodern #damtalentedartist #artinmiami #miamigallery #littleriverartdistrict #instaart #artcollectors #artcollectorsofig #youngcollectors #dailyart #artistoftheday #artoftheday #skull #artsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NUY6Tl9MW/?igshid=nk79cxgkaesc

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The Directed Art Modern (DAM) presents ”Figurative Futures: A Two Man Show” by Miami-born artist Carlos Rancano & British painter Thomas Donaldson on Thursday, April 18th, 2019 at The DAM Gallery to present a fresh approach to the classic genre of Figurative Painting. · · · · · #thomasdonaldson #carlosrancano #figurativefutures #artexhibition #miamiexhibition #oilpaintings #figurativeart #contemporaryart #internationalart #DAM #DAMart #miamiartist #miamiart #miamigallery #wynwoodgalleries #instaart #artcollector #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #art_spotlight (at Miami, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKcBq6Datn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vv81a57e05g8

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”Figurative Futures” marks the first-ever Two-Man Show for the celebrated emerging artists Carlos Rancano and Thomas Donaldson. The collection of painted works (oil on canvas & oil on paper) represent two very different techniques and philosophies - it is this difference, as seen exhibited together that personifies DAM’s vision for the future of figurative painting. · · · · · #thomasdonaldson #carlosrancano #figurativefutures #artexhibition #miamiexhibition #oilpaintings #figurativeart #contemporaryart #internationalart #DAM #DAMart #miamiartist #miamiart #miamigallery #wynwoodgalleries #instaart #artcollector #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #art_spotlight (at The Directed Art Modern) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKi2XpjHdA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dzj7rr501ini

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“We selected Rancano & Donaldson for the Figurative Futures Two Man Show as both artists present Classical practices of figurative painting in an unorthodox and imaginative way; and in doing so collectively - Rancano & Donaldson represent a cutting-edge new direction for the future of figurative painting, and in this Figurative Futures was born”. · · · · · #thomasdonaldson #carlosrancano #figurativefutures #artexhibition #miamiexhibition #oilpaintings #figurativeart #contemporaryart #internationalart #DAM #DAMart #miamiartist #miamiart #miamigallery #wynwoodgalleries #instaart #artcollector #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #art_spotlight (at Miami, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKs_cVBTvB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1an1lwi27fp0i

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”I’m always as interested in the surface quality of my works, maybe more than the finished image. But not pure abstraction, the marks and stains need to inform something representational.” · · · · · · #thomasdonaldson #figurativefutures #artexhibition #oilpaintings #figurativeart #contemporaryart #internationalart #DAM #DAMart #miamiartist #miamiart #miamigallery #wynwoodgalleries #instaart #artcollector #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #art_spotlight https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFls46DAq6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w1pdoor7efe7

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Working in oil, Donaldson creates the form and through his color choice and application he draws the viewer in to what he finds the be the emotional depth - the visceral reality of existence. · · · · · · #thomasdonaldson #figurativefutures #artexhibition #oilpaintings #figurativeart #contemporaryart #internationalart #DAM #DAMart #miamiartist #miamiart #miamigallery #wynwoodgalleries #instaart #artcollector #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #art_spotlight https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFzpn2DipY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eith14w0b0qf

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Thomas Donaldson is one of two artists who will be featured in DAM’s upcoming “Figurative Futures” exhibition. Donaldson is an English painter living and working in Asia whose works are committed to a rigorous development and re-evaluation of his practice and are marked by a willingness to turn around his thinking during its development, which gives it a distinct excitement and flair. · · · · · · #thomasdonaldson #figurativefutures #artexhibition #oilpaintings #figurativeart #contemporaryart #internationalart #DAM #DAMart #miamiartist #miamiart #miamigallery #wynwoodgalleries #instaart #artcollector #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #art_spotlight https://www.instagram.com/p/BwAYv_iDY7E/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wceh1io4m46l

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Donaldson interprets the human form in his own vocabulary through his application of paint, and color used. Working in oil, he creates the form and through his color choice and application he draws the viewer in to what he finds to be the emotional depth, the visceral reality of existence. · · · · · · #thomasdonaldson #figurativefutures #artexhibition #oilpaintings #figurativeart #contemporaryart #internationalart #DAM #DAMart #miamiartist #miamiart #miamigallery #wynwoodgalleries #instaart #artcollector #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #art_spotlight https://www.instagram.com/p/BwAk3mzjbqA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p44vg81allsw

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”Familiarity with the subject and the ideal of beauty in an increasingly over photo-shopped media allows me to develop the process of painting through abstraction, mark making and impasto and at the end of the process still have something that remains familiar although imperfect and slightly awkward.” · · · · · #thomasdonaldson #figurativefutures #artexhibition #oilpaintings #figurativeart #contemporaryart #internationalart #DAM #DAMart #miamiartist #miamiart #miamigallery #wynwoodgalleries #instaart #artcollector #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #art_spotlight https://www.instagram.com/p/BwAsYWdD5hF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qrvc3jan719k