A Bark to Blossom: Tom Jean Webb
Past exhibition
Tom Jean Webb
I hear you call my name, 2024
Acrylic, oil and oil pastel on canvas
76.2 x 55.9 cm
30 x 22 in.
30 x 22 in.
Unique
Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington
Further images
In this painting on acrylic, oil and oil pastel on canvas we can see an interplay of different elements: a dog’s paw, a rock, a leaf and broken glass on...
In this painting on acrylic, oil and oil pastel on canvas we can see an interplay of different elements: a dog’s paw, a rock, a leaf and broken glass on a tiled floor. The dog’s paw connects this painting to another work in the exhibition and its title A Bark to Blossom. These recurring elements signal Webb’s aim to create a narration throughout the pieces in the exhibition suggesting a reflection on humanity's control over nature, reminding us that humans’ mastery is not absolute. This narrative is dominated by ambiguity and an eerie sense that something is out of place. Each individual artwork as a frame in an ongoing cinematic sequence, where patterns emerge as objects, colours, and shapes interact to convey a narrative where fantastical or imagined elements intersect with real-world contexts, sparking a contemplation of the ordinary aspects of nature and revealing the wonder hidden within its mundane occurrences.