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Tom Palmer

  • Multimedia sculptor
  • Firle, United Kingdom
  • Rising Star
Tom Palmer Multimedia sculptor
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Kaleidoscopic translucency

  • • Tom is driven by a fascination in texture
  • • He has devised his own techniques and method of working
  • • He is inspired by other periods and cultures

Tom Palmer's work oscillates between the label of fine art and decorative art – across a wide range of disciplines and materials: wood, alabaster, metal, resin as well as burnt gesso and antlers naturally shed by Scottish Red Deers. Despite studying Fine Art to foundation level, British born Palmer is almost completely self-taught and as he believes that “not having too much knowledge of a particular technique or material is very liberating and allows you to develop your own interesting responses, rather than being weighed down by preconceived notions of a craft practice.” He has devised his own methods of working. He takes inspiration from Medieval and Renaissance Europe, as well as the art of Japan, and examines these historic sources through a contemporary lens, in pursuit of something new and unexpected.

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Works

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Moon Pool Screen

A wall mounted screen consisting of six panels in plane wood, with a hand carved texture of thousands of chisel marks surrounding a polished moon disc. Finished in a dark slate waxed finish and framed in rusted steel.

Length 380 cm
Width 50 cm
Height 200 cm

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Vault Vessel I and II

A pair of vessels hand carved from translucent Iberian alabaster stone which is riven with natural flaws and veins. The arching shapes are inspired by gothic vaulted architecture and the forms of medieval plate armour.

Length 43 cm
Width 22 cm
Height 40.5 cm

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Vault Vessel (Serenissima)

A large vessel hand carved from white translucent Iberian alabaster stone, the arching shapes take inspiration from vaulted gothic architecture and medieval plate armour.

Length 65 cm
Width 30 cm
Height 61.5 cm

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Libation Vessel III

A vase hand carved from translucent Italian alabaster stone of an asymmetric form inspired by ancient Libation vessels.

Length 20 cm
Width 25 cm
Height 36.5 cm

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Alabastron Vessel II

A hand carved vessel in translucent Italian alabaster stone with blue grey inclusions flowing through it. Inspired by ancient Alabastron vessels, found throughout the ancient world, and were used for storing perfumes and rare liquids.

Width 22 cm
Height 38.5 cm

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