Steven Thomas

I am an artist currently residing within the Forest of Dean, having studied at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design.
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My interests as an artist and my interests as an individual can be, and are most of the time, at odds with each other. As an individual, my practice is born of something I do not understand, nor do I wish to understand. It simply is a natural process for me, and something I have done since before I even knew what the words "˜Fine Art"˜ meant. In this light, I realise some things are best left untouched and undiscovered by myself or any other individual. However, my interests as an artist seek to poke and pull apart this mystery, whilst almost simultaneously come full-circle to reinforce the subjects I study to an extent in the process.

As an artist, the ideas of failure, nihilism, solipsism and epistemological failure are the themes that interest me and are therefore the ones I work with. Regarding the very nature of our existence as one we cannot truly comprehend, these themes generally render the pieces I create as ironically self-fulfilling prophecies; standing as isolated systems that lack recognisable meaning for the purpose of bringing these concepts to the fore.

Birmingham City University September 2010 - 2013
Qualification: Bachelor Honours
Subject: Fine Art

University of Gloucestershire September 2009 - May 2010
Qualification: Foundation Diploma
Grade: Distinction
Subject: Fine Art

Newent Community School and Sixth Form September 2008 - May 2009
Qualification: A Level
Grades: B - C
Subjects: Fine Art, Textiles, Graphic Design

2010, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Degree Show, Pittville Studios, Cheltenham.

2013, BA Fine Art Degree show, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham.