Tom Buchanan

Tom Buchanan

London, Camberwell, United Kingdom

About Tom Buchanan

The Plates are a new endeavour and my first excursion working with ceramics. The fascination is about the relationship of bringing together unlikely objects. It’s a pure response project, using neglected lonely plates as a template or storyboard. It’s usually the quirks, textures and imperfections that ignite a trail. I would describe the process like ‘palm plate reading’ - you’re never quite sure what adventure might unfurl, but to give it too much thought is a failure, so it’s time to move on to the next. The naming and framing of the pieces has become integral to the process. Each plate is presented in a bespoke deep wooden box frame, colour tinted to accentuate the ceramic or story. So far there are over 60 Titles - a number living on as limited edition 50 x 50cm Archival Platinum Etching Giclée prints. Please contact me directly for more interest in this practice and follow 'spiralwonders' for visual happenings via Instagram.

Education:

Camberwell College of Arts / London
Newham Community College / London

Events:

I have been working as a freelance illustrator since the millennium, represented globally by Private View & Synergy Artists agency. Image making is my vocation and an eternal work in progress. Although in awe of the digital process, I've always had a love for the tactile, experimenting with assemblage and the infinite possibilities of box art. This curiosity developed into a series of curated, open submission exhibitions & events celebrating this art form. ‘Out of The Box’ has evolved into a personal study documenting works far and wide, whether professional practitioners to outsider artists. Beyond the extraordinary work it’s as much an investigation about objects, the joys of collecting and absurdist anthropology.

Exhibitions:

Nov/Dec 2018 - The Ben Oakley Gallery / London SE10
March 2019 - The Other Art Fair / Old Truman Brewery E1
May/June 2019 - GAS Gallery / Dulwich Arts Festival SE21
July 2019 - Zuzushii Art Laboratory / Hastings TN34
Feb 2020 - SUPERLOVE / Ben Oakley Gallery / Greenwich SE10