Thomas, Abigail

Within the white cube gallery, that has been the neutral setting for art exhibitions for years, resides the emptiness that neutralness gives. Generally speaking there is a certain kind of intention in going into a gallery, a space that is specifically designed to show off the unique, elevated status of the art objects placed within its walls, it is this that separates the art and the gallery from the rest of the world. Abigail’s work looks at the relationship between the studio and that gallery space. Abigail’s practice centres on the everyday, ranging from mini sculptures and artists’ books to interventions and installations. She is influenced by Kurt Schwitters an artist who worked in the time of the Dada movement, like Schwitters she is a collector of mundane and found objects. Unlike Schwitters (who was not a great enthusiast for keeping images of his work) Abigail catalogues the documentation of her own work, sometimes obsessively recording the pieces in any media possible or suitable, this in turn is used as part of future pieces of work. This referencing within her own practice is something that makes her work quite unique and brings the different aspects of her work together. Textiles and the use of repetitive crafting runs strongly throughout Abigail’s practice, although inherently feminine these processes are not a feminist statement rather an acceptance of traditional craft-making that is making a well earnt come back to a modern culture that understands the need for ecology.

Contact details
  Abigail   Thomas
abi-thomas@hotmail.co.uk
www.abigailthomas.co.uk

Primary Art Form
Visual Arts and Designer Makers

Other Artform categories
Bookmaker
Installation
Textiles
Visual Arts