THOMAS DOWDESWELL
Thomas Dowdeswell pulls back the curtain on current, controversial issues with surreal political satire, challenging the viewer to confront, digest and empathize with multiple perspectives, both literally and theoretically. The complexity is discernible and at times even daunting, yet Dowdeswell’s works remain decipherable like an unnerving cautionary poem of the end of civilization as we know it. Meanwhile, under the geometrical figures, symbolic colour palettes, and explicit imagery, an intellectual voice is always present. Dowdeswell’s surrealist style creates a dreamscape atmosphere where he deliberately juxtaposes imagery of desperation and opulence, victimization and exploitation, in an attempt to explore the inequality of society through a flurry of abstraction and symbolism.
A Complex State Of Affairs 180 x 140 cm
Between Reality 150 x 120 cm
Fear Plagues The City 130 x 100 cm
Piranhas 150 x 170 cm
Spring Will Rise Again Following This Cold, Bleak Winter 152 x 76 cm