Tom Keevill

A fine art graduate of Falmouth. Interested in drawing, painting and collage.

The Salton Sea; a derelict and abandoned tourist destination, the largest water mass in California formed by flooding well bellow sea level. It rose to prominence in the 1950's as its bountiful fishing attracted tourists, bringing with them wealth and glamour. However, water run off from farming irrigation was the only source of new water causing the salinity and pollution to rise, killing most wildlife and eventually forcing the tourists away. Now the desolate remains of Motels, holiday homes and tourist attractions are the only reminders of this lost time.

My work revolves around the idea of combining found images, usually figures and these deserted landscapes, in ways that alter the viewers perceptions of the human relationships within a pictorial space. I'm constantly collecting source material from film stills, the Internet, the news, media and any discarded images. I replace, impose, remove and compare multiple elements of the found images and layer them, paying close attention to complementary compositions or atmospheres. I manipulate the associations that the existing images bring with them, changing their meanings and exploring interactions...

University College Falmouth, Falmouth, GB, Fine Art BA(hons)
University of Gloucestershire, Fine Art Foundation Diploma