Tom John

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rosenberg & Co. Opens Solo Exhibition of Works by Contemporary Artist Tom John

TOM JOHN

July 26 – September 23, 2017
Opening reception on Wednesday, July 26
From 6:00pm to 8:00pm

‘I have always worked in the "abstract," borrowing whimsical shapes from the stage of dance performances and ballets I've designed and geometric shapes from architectural drawings for buildings I've designed. Painting gives me the freedom to incorporate both.’ – Tom H. John

June 14, 2017 - Rosenberg & Co. is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of works by the contemporary artist Tom H. John.

Tom H. John is a polymath who applies his creativity to numerous fields, but is first and foremost a visual artist. Throughout his illustrious career in set design and production, the compulsion to produce fine art persisted. This exhibition brings to public view a selection of John’s creative inventory. Georges Braque, František Kupka, the Bauhaus artists, Paul Klee and Julius Bissier inspire his artwork. Primarily working on paper and canvas, John frequently applies gouache to the surface, upon which he builds up his designs. Working in pencil, marker, and watercolor, he sometimes adds newspaper collage to brown paper, or gold and silver foil to rice paper. Series reveal themselves in John’s many sketchbooks, some of which have subsequently been translated to larger scale, such as the four paneled piece included in the show, originally inspired by men’s suit patterns.

The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated booklet.