Less than a week away! My latest solo exhibition is an exploration of memory, loss, and disaster, wrapped around the two main series I’ve been working on over the last 10 years. We spent the week before last installing and the show is looking amazing.

My interest has always been how to make something that is not only materially interesting but conceptually engaging. The goal is to make something visually compelling that also creates a doorway into difficult subject matter.

The ‘Nostalgie’ series depicts towering wildfire clouds and explosions that appear both beautiful and threatening, inviting viewers to consider humanity’s relationship with powerful natural forces. These images remind us of our impermanence, catastrophe and mortality.

The “Family Album” series takes a more personal approach. Created from old family photographs, the paintings reflect my experience as an immigrant and my evolving relationship with memory, family and identity.

The exhibition is co-curated by Elizabeth Russell, co-director of the Ann Foxworthy Gallery and Bonnie Rubenstein of Rubenstein Contemporary.

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https://rubensteincontemporary.net/artists/tom-pazderka

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