Thomas Onley
B.F.A. Drawing
My work of art and my mind are about one in the same; they can both be chaotic. My mind races with numerous amounts of thoughts and emotions that I need to find a way of expressing with. The question is, is how can I express my emotions in a positive manner? What I’ve found was that art is among one the ways I can express my thoughts and emotions; and the particular style of art is graffiti. Painting and drawing graffiti is one thing, but taking it in a direction as a form of abstraction is another. Creating pieces with collages of numerous amounts of tags with each and every one of the letters looking different relates to how my mind functions; It is a never ending cycle of constantly changing from being happy, angry, cheerful, depressed, to aggravated; each word in my art pieces representing different emotions. Creating these pieces of art possess a variety of elements relating to my busy and complex mind which reflects the chaotic nature my mind goes through on a daily basis.
2013 Oil on Canvas 18" x 24"
2014 Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 24"
2014 Mixed Media 24" x 18"
2014 Mixed Media 24" x 20"
2014 Acrylic on Canvas 40" x 30"
2014 Marker on Bristol 22 1/2" x 14"
2014 Marker on Bristol 22 1/2" x 14"
2014 Marker on Bristol 14 1/2" x 12"
2014 Marker on Vellum 30" x 18"