Thomas Brasch
Thomas Brasch, a lens-based artist, transforms landscape and architectural source images into vibrant and complex circular geometries. He offers a novel way to reinterpret and visualize daily commonalities, transforming beauty into the sublime.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
His series, Out of the Darkness, acts as a form of public memory that documents, educates and commemorates tragic events of senseless violence. The final message is one of hope and optimism.
Thomas Brasch, a lens-based artist, transforms landscape and architectural source images into vibrant and complex circular geometries. He offers a novel way to reinterpret and visualize daily commonalities, transforming beauty into the sublime.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
His series, Out of the Darkness, acts as a form of public memory that documents, educates and commemorates tragic events of senseless violence. The final message is one of hope and optimism.
$1,200.00
Archival pigment print on baryta photo paper.
29x29"
Limited edition 1 of 15.
The source image for this piece were the exterior windows at the Centro de Justicia where Daniel's murders were tried and convicted. Justice alone was not enough, Chile enacted new anti-discrimination laws, called La Ley Zamudio, which provided much needed protections to many groups, as well as the LGBTQ+ community.
$1,200.00
Archival pigment print on baryta photo paper.
29x29"
Limited edition 1 of 15.
The complex geometry is created from a source image of the upper facade of the Oslo Courthouse which is located in the same square as the London Pub, a local gay bar, where the incident started to unravel. Only the windows above the main entrance are in this final image. This commemorates the victims and survivors of a homophobic attack in 2022 in Oslo.
$1,200.00
Archival pigment print on baryta photo paper.
29x29"
Limited edition 1 of 15.
The source image for Orlando 02 are the front doors of the Orlando Regional Medical Centre. I never change colours in any of my works, but I will super saturate them. The original image shows hints of blues and pinks. It is purely coincidental that the colours resemble the those found in the Trans Rights flag. This is a tribute to those who lives were taken and the survivors of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
$1,200.00
Archival pigment print on baryta photo paper.
29x29"
Limited edition 1 of 15.
A kaleidscopic abstraction based on a source image of a relief sculpture on the side of the old Toronto Board of Education office. In this image, you can see a figure kneeling in front of the "lamp of learning". This piece marks the changes in the education system after the homophobic attack on Ken Zeller, a teacher, who died from the incident.
$1,200.00
Archival pigment print on baryta photo paper.
29x29"
Limited edition 1 of 15.
2023 / Digital, Giclée, Ink jet print, Photography, Baryta photo paper, fine art photo paper. A digital manipulation of the facade of the subway station. This tribute marks the changes in gay rights that came after the lethal homophobic attack on Joe Rose.
$2,400.00
Archival pigment print on baryta photo paper.
40x40"
Limited edition 1 of 6.
The source image for this lens-based creation is a detail of an Iraqi Jewish wedding dress which is part of a permanent exhibit in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. This piece belongs to a series called Out of the Darkness.
$2,400.00
Archival pigment print on baryta photo paper.
40x40"
Limited edition 1 of 6.
The source image for this lens-based creation is the ceiling details of Sacré Coeur Cathedral in Paris. This piece belongs to a series called Out of the Darkness.