Tom Polo

I still thought you were looking

We are stripped of the quiet, contemplative environment in which we expect to view art. Jolted into an electric field of humming colour and simmering energies, we walk straight onto a blood red stage set.

Exhibition Dates: 18 April – 13 May 2019
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Three Steps to Reveal, 2018
acrylic on canvas
268 x 200 cm

see you see through (totally transparent), 2018
acrylic, Flashe and acrylic spray on canvas
183 x 137 cm

guard to guide, 2018
acrylic, Flashe and acrylic spray on canvas
183 x 137 cm

Present Memory, 2019
acrylic on canvas
213 x 213 cm

liar from behind (it’s what he calls ‘the arm’), 2019
acrylic and Flashe on canvas
213 x 213 cm

Strangers used for scale, 2019
acrylic and Flashe on canvas
213 x 213 cm

with red relief, 2019
acrylic on canvas
200 x 220 cm

Navigate Elsewhere, 2019
acrylic on canvas
183 x 137 cm

neck weak next week, 2019
acrylic on canvas
183 x 137 cm

stance sequence, 2019
acrylic and Flashe on canvas
183 x 137 cm

Mixed Magic, 2019
acrylic and Flashe on canvas
213 x 182 cm

lifting limits (don't panic), 2019
acrylic and Flashe on canvas
60 x 50 cm

deals and decisions (a light leak), 2019
acrylic on canvas
60 x 50 cm

wise lies (circling swans), 2019
acrylic and Flashe on canvas
62 x 52 cm

my eyes to replace your eyes, 2019
acrylic and Flashe on canvas
60 x 50 cm

no neck, all eyes, 2019
acrylic and Flashe on canvas
62 x 51 cm

I keep returning (back to you), 2019
acrylic on canvas
62 x 52 cm

Group Show, A Painting Show
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2020-21

Tom Polo I still thought you were looking
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2019

Tom Polo The National 2019: New Australian Art
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2019

Group Show, Primavera 2017: Young Australian Artists
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2017

Group Show, Looking at me through you
Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney, 2017

Tom Polo With precious actions these vibrant outcomes
Roche Head Office Commission, Sydney, 2017

Tom Polo What Goes on Here
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2016

Tom Polo But how are you otherwise
Artspace, Sydney, 2015

Tom Polo GESTURES AND MISTAKES
Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne, 2012