david thomson

Circle of Stones, Berlin 2017 Found and returned cobblestones 9 parts

Man Posing As An Ape (in progress) Oil on wood

Some new work during residency at Takt

Girl Posing as a Chicken 2016 Oil on wood

Only The Surreal Survive 2017 Oil on canvas

For the last couple of years I have been making circular artworks made from local materials or objects when I am travelling. They examine a sort of existential divinity, encapsulating my thoughts and emotions at the time and propose a place for reflection or contemplation, a place of safety. Previously I have created these works with materials such as sticks, sand and imitation diamonds. In this iteration I purchased 9 mini LED torches from Daiso and arranged them into a circle with the torches activated. It is reminiscent of a spiritual mandala or of an aureole suspended above the heads of saints in religious artworks.

reverie ˈrɛv(ə)ri/ noun a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.

New work

Images from 'NEW TENSIONS'

Images from latest exhibition 'FUNNY GAMES (& New Tensions).

Oil on wood

The search is over

Wouldn't it be wonderful to just disappear.

I think that It was always to be this way, this would by my fate or destiny; that I would by isolated, alone, autonomous, singular and free from attachment. This is a gift. I would have to look deep within myself now, rely on myself only, help others, learn, breathe and be in love with nature. When I watch the story of the Buddha which I will do for all of my lifetime I am looking into a mirror, watching the story of myself unfold before my eyes. The day that I need nothing will be the greatest day of my life. I hope that this will be everyday.

Some progress on 'The Man from Goes' Oil on canvas

Harju, 2015 Oil on canvas

Pekka Halonen