Delving into the mysterious realms of perception, memory, and the uncanny, Tomas Joshua Leth creates richly layered pastel paintings that emerge slowly over weeks or months. Starting with instinctual, organic motifs, he meticulously applies delicate fingertip strokes to build forms that evoke fungal networks, pollen fields, and imagined geological landscapes. His densely textured surfaces—often rendered in earthy reds, royal blues, and vermillion yellows—occupy a space between abstraction and natural patterning. Leth’s intuitive layering process prioritizes surprise and mutation over predetermined structure, reflecting influences from Impressionism, post‑structural philosophy, and mysticism. Rather than depict narrative or literal scenes, his paintings aim to "tear holes" in perception—creating visual environments where meaning remains fluid and unresolved. There's a cyclical tension in his work: the lush beauty of imagined ecosystems hints at underlying decay, renewal, and the instability of existence. His process is tactile and deeply personal, informed by earlier experiences working with sculpture and a philosophy of painting as embodied sensing. Calm yet philosophical, Leth’s art offers alternative modes of seeing—open, mutable, and alive rather than fixed or representational. ...
