Neil Ernest Tomkins
Sydney Based Painter / teacher / collaborator
My aim is to connect with place, to find the spaces of stillness within the motions of the everyday. In this sense I would consider many of the direct references to landscape to be an exploration of how we as individuals visually consider the world around us.
Often breaking down the subject matter into fragments, my work alludes to a connection through displacement. I represent a re-emergence of the travel painter- a deep seeking into the unknown expressed with a joyous appreciation.
Over the last few years, I have been focused on what I call the dissected landscape. Through connection and interpretation of space my work develops on the idea of spatial understanding and interpretation. The work is created using representational ideals of landscape layered into a collaged form creating and interpretive approach which encourages the audience to be an active participant.
I seek to develop these ideas of movement through the understanding of color. Through travel the works can be contextualized to place, where the differing light tells stories that are global in scope.
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Collaged photograph
If you would like to contact Neil for commission based work, murals or general sales & inquiries: neilernestomkins@gmail.com
Selected Residencies
2025 Albers Foundation Ireland IR
2018 Milton Post Office Residency NSW
2018 Raizvanguarda Artist Residency Góis PT
2018 Unconformity Festival Residency TAS
2017 Q Bank Artists Residency Queenstown TAS
2015 El Ray Private Residency Mazunte MX
Engagements
Community-based artistic workshops created around drawing, painting, and private tutelage.