Hi everyone! This is just a short blog post to highlight the success of my new ‘Thursday admin policy’. The admin goblin (me) has successfully uploaded two new pages today: Our Glorious Dead (2025) and ‘In the Flat Field’ (2024), my collaboration with Nuno Rodrigues de Sousa. If the admin goblin keeps going like this, … More Thursday Admin
Hi friends, I’m very pleased to announce that the City of Ryde have invited me to facilitate two workshops in March as part of “Common Threads”, a unique community art initiative celebrating cultural diversity and connection. Participation in the workshop is free, but spaces are limited so register now to secure your spot. Head to … More Common Threads Workshop
As part of our collaborative exhibition ‘In the Flat Field‘, Nuno and I are offering two hour workshops exploring multi-dimensional art-making. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to creatively engage with science, maths, and geometry through art forms such as drawing, textiles, and sculpture. The workshops will take place at Chrissie Cotter Gallery from 11am-1pm, … More Multi-dimensional Artmaking Workshop
I am proud to announce my upcoming solo exhibition ‘Ad/dressing the Wound’ (21 June – 8 July) at Ellipsis Gallery. I am particularly honoured to have Victoria Spence launching the exhibition, and its accompanying catalogue, at the opening event on Wednesday 21 June, 6-9pm. I look forward to seeing you there! ‘Ad/dressing the Wound’ is … More Ad/dressing the Wound (21 June – 8 July)
A few days ago, a friend of mine shared this article on the current exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois: Freud’s Daughter’ at the Jewish Museum in New York. I’ve admired Bourgeois’s work for some time and I’m particularly interested in the connection between her artistic practice and her personal history (so much so that I wrote about … More Freud’s Daughter and The Destruction of the Father
When I was in my first year of undergrad studies at Sydney College of the Arts one of my favourite classes was Studio Concepts. Studio Concepts was not a studio theory class where students learn about the conceptual history of their discipline, and it was not a studio practical class where students learn the specific … More Conceptual Limitations
When tumblr first became popular I didn’t see much need for it. Between my blog and my twitter account I was feeling pretty confident my needs were met. But then, after looking at a few image-based tumblr accounts, I realised they could be quite aesthetically pleasing. I was inspired by the arrangement of attractive and … More Black and White
As an honours student in the SPI studio at Sydney College of the Arts I was required to write a research paper to complement my artistic practice. The aim for this paper was to present the major themes of my work and to ground my practice in a larger conceptual framework. The main thrust of … More Research and Development
At the opening night of the National Tertiary Art Prize I had an interesting conversation about the current popularity of video art. One theory is that the invention and dissemination of LCD televisions has returned video to the pictorial realm. Wall mounted flat screen video is the new painting; framed, contained. One could argue that … More Tele-Vision
As an art student it is often necessary to talk and write about your work. I have heard this is also true for practicing artists. In my time at university I have never experienced significant trouble meeting these expectations. I have always particularly enjoyed talking about my work whether it be informally, with friends, family … More Heavy Criticism
Tom Isaacs 