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Thomas Macie

It’s only an island if you look at it from the water. April 1-April 28. By appointment. Email to inquire; vivienpaints@gmail.com

1120 20th St, Santa Monica, CA. Enter through the alley.

what’s behind the back of thought?do we wear it on or over our skin?
2023, 22”x28”, natural dye on canvas, rust dye, found t-shirts, found fabric, vinyl, toner, oil stick, hand and machine sewing
seen through, 2023, 22”x 28” Natural dye on canvas, found t-shirts, found fabric, vinyl, flashe, faux gemstones, sewing.
er rior no, 2023, 35”x44”, Natural dye on canvas, found fabrics, found ephemera, flashe, acrylic, graphite, oil stick, sewing, grommet
more, more, more, the real thing!, 2023, 40”x54”x1.5”, natural dye on canvas, found t-shirt, found fabrics, found ephemera, rust dye, vinyl, flashe, oil stick, sewing                    
im zoned up and seein double, plus everything that i seein is already double,
so that’s like four of you, 2023, 25”x34.125”, cast paper pulp, found drawing, found objects, collage, grommets, hardware in artist’s frame           
looking behind the curtain when one is not behind it, 2023, 26”x37.5”x3.25”
found t-shirt, natural dye, rust dye, canvas, found fabrics, sewing, grommets, hardware, found objects
8x16JOB:430265, 2023, 35”x44”, natural dye on canvas, rust dye, found fabrics, found ephemera, vinyl, flashe, oil stick, sewing
coloring-pages-for-children-turtles-3942.jpg (1642×2142), 2023, 11×14, found drawing, acrylic, collage on wood panel
“Dreaming of islands—whether with joy or in fear, it doesn’t matter—is dreaming of pulling away, of being already separate, far from any continent, of being lost and alone—or it is dreaming of starting from scratch, recreating, beginning anew.” - Gilles Deleuze, Desert Islands and other Texts.

Thomas Macie (b. 1995 San Diego, CA) received his BFA in 2021 with an emphasis in printmaking from California State University Long Beach. His interdisciplinary practice uses found objects as the impetus for works on paper, paintings, and sculpture that interrogate the place of desire, escape, and truth in contemporary American consumer society. By relying on a process of collecting, resuscitating, and using the detritus of consumption he challenges the supposed inherent value attributed to objects.