Untitled (Yellow and Bronze)

Tom Allen

BornNationalityBased In
1975N/ALos Angeles
Biography

Tom Allen is a painter who frequently draws inspiration from the natural world. Rather than depicting exotic flora as inanimate objects in still-life portraits, he tries to capture a sense of vitality, drawing inspiration from the flourishing period of plants. This approach alters the relationship between the painter and the subject, as a still life demands concentrated attention on the object's reality, while portraiture involves the rendering of the sitter's likeness as well as their characterisation. In his painting, some of the floral subjects are encountered during Allen's walks around his neighborhood in Los Angeles, while others are found during his travels. He emulates their likeness through photographs taken on his phone, but in the studio, his skill, palette, and knowledge of art history give birth to a personality that belongs neither to the painter nor to his subject. This creates a distinct ontology of painting that resides in a realm of vision that is inaccessible to both photography and the human eye. Allen's paintings are captivating, and the way he captures the darkened blush of a rose or the depth of a bunch of pistils on a bloom reveals a world beyond our own. ...

Selected Artworks
Yellow Cross
Tom AllenYellow Cross, 201933 x 28cmPrice on Request
Yellow, and Pink, Violet and Red
Tom AllenYellow, and Pink, Violet and Red, 202358 x 43cmPrice on Request
The Place
Tom AllenThe Place, 202333 x 28cmPrice on Request
Red and Green, Red and Green
Tom AllenRed and Green, Red and Green, 202386 x 48cmPrice on Request
The Hour
Tom AllenThe Hour, 202356 x 64cmPrice on Request
Nepenthe
Tom AllenNepenthe, 202386 x 48cmPrice on Request
The Portent
Tom AllenThe Portent, 202255.9 x 63.5cmPrice on Request
Sotto In Su
Tom AllenSotto In Su, 202245.7 x 35.6cmPrice on Request
Two Reds
Tom AllenTwo Reds, 202233 x 27.9cmPrice on Request
Kilauea
Tom AllenKilauea, 202145.7 x 35.6cmPrice on Request
The Promise
Tom AllenThe Promise, 202168.6 x 78.7cmPrice on Request
Diamonds
Tom AllenDiamonds, 202155.9 x 43.2cmPrice on Request
Pink and Black
Tom AllenPink and Black, 202155.9 x 43.2cmPrice on Request
Untitled
Tom AllenUntitled, 202133 x 27.9cmPrice on Request
Nymphaea
Tom AllenNymphaea, 202379 x 79cm31000 USD
Untitled
Tom AllenUntitled, 202333 x 28cm12000 USD
Untitled (Yellow and Bronze)
Tom AllenUntitled (Yellow and Bronze), 202443.2 x 43.2cm17000 USD
The Voice
Tom AllenThe Voice, 202433 x 27.9cm12000 USD