My PhD examination exhibition ‘Sacrificial Bodies’ is done and dusted and I am proud to say that I passed my oral exam. Pending a few minor amendments to my thesis I will soon be Dr Isaacs (the sixth living Dr Isaacs in my family, but the first non-medical Doctor Isaacs). Thanks so much to everyone … More Exciting Developments!
Disappearance, suffocation, collapse, and death. These are the sufferings of the alienated and depressed body. Or are they, perhaps, the means by which suffering can be overcome? Deprivation and self-harm are time-honoured tools used in spiritual disciplines from around the world and throughout history. They are also recurring motifs in the field of body art. … More PhD Exhibition: Sacrificial Bodies
I am very proud to announce that I have been selected to participate in the MAPBM event ‘Carnivale Catastrophe’ (curated by Dr Fiona Davies) as part of Cementa22. ‘Carnivale Catastrophe’ is supported by Festivals Australia and NAB. As part of my participation I will be producing a new work titled Emergency Blankets which is supported … More Emergency Blankets: Work-In-Progress Part 1
For the past few months I have had the distinct pleasure of being a participating artist mentor as part of the School Contemporary Arts Mentoring Program (SCAMP), coordinated by Merryn Hull PhD and supported by CreateNSW. My fellow artist mentors and I have been meeting regularly (over Zoom) with our student mentees from high schools … More Cessnock Contemporary Catalogue
This Monday 23 August, I will be participating in online artist talks for the postponed per.doc exhibition at Articulate project space, Leichhardt. The press release reads as follows: The Documenting Articulate 2010-2020 Performance show, per.doc, is one of four planned Decade shows where artists revisit work presented at Articulate over the last 10 years. In this instance, we … More per.doc Artist Talks
This March I am participating in a two day program of performance art by artists affiliated with base-metal. The performances will take place at Scratch Art Space over the weekend of March 5th & 6th (from 11 – 5pm) as part of the Marrickville Open Studio Trail. The address is 67 Sydenham Rd, Marrickville. I’d love for you to come … More Intercessions Open
My work Hypercube was recently included in the exhibition Colour, Line, Form at Articulate. It was accompanied by text explaining the work: Hypercube is a projection of a four-dimensional object which cannot be fully realised in three-dimensional space. By executing the hypercube in the style of Sol Lewitt’s open cubes I hoped to engage with his ideas about conceptual … More Colour, Line, Form
I have been invited to present my performance piece Prima Materia as part of the Hungry for Art Festival in Ryde. The performance will take place at Top Ryde City on Saturday, August 24 from 11am – 3pm. Tom Isaacs is a local performance artist and sculptor. His practice is an exploration of art … More Hungry for Performance Art
I’m having a solo show at SNO: Alchemical Abstraction The opening is on Thursday, March 29 (from 6 – 8 pm) and the show runs until April 29th. The address is Level 1, 175 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville. I’d love for you to come along and check it out. The use and study of sacred geometry … More Alchemical Abstraction
I’m curating a group show for INDEX EX VOTO: Joseph Beuys The opening is on Saturday, September 10 (from 2 – 4pm) and the show runs until September 24th. The address is 60 Hutchinson St, St. Peters. We’d love for you to come along and check it out. EX VOTO is a Mexican folk tradition … More EX VOTO: Joseph Beuys
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