Thomas Roth

Showing in the National Museum of Art in Sweden at age 20 was an early accomplishment. Spending many years in advertising as an Art Director and Creative Director gave me daily creative work experience. My Scandinavian approach was always to clean up and make the work as minimal as possible. Clients would ask to put in more and more stuff. I believed that my job was to take out as much clutter as possible. Because of that, I won more than 300 industry awards for my effective work. That has lead quite naturally to what I’m doing now; Abstract, Minimal and process-based.My sculptural relief work focuses on process, surface, light, and form. It is about the exploration of image surfaces and the illusion of change. The change aspect is enhanced by light on the form in three dimensional space. My photographs freeze moments of movement, but do not allow for seeing the object from another angle. When a viewer changes their point of view of one of my relief forms, a completely different aspect of the artwork appears, and the perception of the work changes significantly. My curiosity and evolving process inspire whatever comes next. I hope that the viewer will appreciate the creativity involved in the process as well as the aesthetics of th...

Beckmans College of Art and Design, Stockholm, Sweden

Recent Exhibitions:

Center for Contemporary Arts, Texas
1st Annual Juried Art Show & Competition
National Group Show, November 2017

Surface Design Association
"Future Fabrication"
SDA 2017 International Exhibition in Print

Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM
"Gateway to Imagination"
Group Show, 2017

Royal Contemporary, Florence, CO
"Contemporary Encaustic"
Group Show, July 2017

​Dab Art & H Gallery
DEPARTURE THEORY | Abstract Exhibition
Greater Los Angeles area, Ventura, CALIFORNIA
Group Show, June 17, 2017 - July 30, 2017.

National Weather Center Biennale,
Norman, Oklahoma, April 23, 2017 - June 19, 2017
Competition (Group Show)

National Art Encounter Competition 2017
Naples, Florida
March 17 - April 15, 2017Naples, Florida

Dab Art & H Gallery, GOOD BOKEH
International Juried Photography Exhibition.
Greater Los Angeles area, CALIFORNIA
Group Show, February 1, 2017 - April 2, 2017.

Verum Ultimum Art Gallery
4th Annual Abstract Sanctuary Exhibition
Portland Oregon,
Group Show, February 4th, 2017

Colors of Humanity Art Gallery
International Competition "RED"
www.colorsofhumanityartgallery.com
Group Show, February, 2017

​INTERNATIONAL GALLERY OF THE ARTS (IGOA)
2nd Annual "Abs...