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Clare Toms - Parallel
Parallel is an exhibition of new paintings by Clare Toms exploring the idea of parallels in energy states: a physical being exists at the same time as the nonphysical, the corporeal alongside an ethereal, intangible consciousness.
This exhibition will run from Nov 14th - Dec 6th and will coincide with Abigail Goldman's solo show, Everyday Animals and David Stoupakis' solo show Pendulum.
The works contemplate the parallel of death as both final and not at all final: the body may die, but the soul moves on. Love and...
Parallel is an exhibition of new paintings by Clare Toms exploring the idea of parallels in energy states: a physical being exists at the same time as the nonphysical, the corporeal alongside an ethereal, intangible consciousness.
This exhibition will run from Nov 14th - Dec 6th and will coincide with Abigail Goldman's solo show, Everyday Animals and David Stoupakis' solo show Pendulum.
The works contemplate the parallel of death as both final and not at all final: the body may die, but the soul moves on. Love and memories stay in the hearts and minds of those who remain, urging the contemplation of just what death is. Life can’t exist without it, and yet the richness of ´life´ that a soul can have separately from the myriad physical forms over eons of time leads one to question the very finality of death.
The concept for this show started as a metaphysical musing of parallel universes, the notion that we are a simulation in a universe of infinite possibilities, that there is no death, as the soul continues on with an array of experiences once leaving the physical body, and in fact that the soul has a number of experiences even whilst in the physical body. Both elements make up who we are and exist in tandem.
However, as the COVID-19 pandemic got more intense and the restrictions in Melbourne started to set in, the concept for the exhibition also began to turn inward. Toms found herself contemplating it from a new inward, personal way. She started to consider the parallels of the experience of humanity: some countries were in hard lockdown and others were still moving freely, yet the virus and its impacts are the same. Deaths and cases ramped up exponentially in some locations and not others. Individuals and nations accepted or denied the existence of the virus. She noted the parallel experiences of hearing about the rosy view of people learning new “iso-skills” as a novelty, yet in stark contrast, her husband lost a family member to this virus in Mexico, as have many families around the world. All experiences are valid, and there have been many benefits for people—and the environment especially—through this period.
In regard to these elements, the works are pared back, balanced with how charged they are. Still, Toms is moved by the spiritual and supernatural elements of the world around us, and these find voice in her work. Toms' allegorical memento mori paintings contemplate transience, human essence, and our interconnectedness with the environment. Subjects emerge from inky depths, with reflective surfaces and delicate symbolism woven through the compositions. Florals burst and winged butterflies hark to parallel imagery that they both bring forth and camouflage. The butterflies are emblematic of transience and transformation. Their existence is fleeting, yet they traverse great lengths of the earth in their migrations. Ancient cultures have thought of them as incarnations of those killed in battles; others view them in relation to the human soul. It is said that butterflies are often the first to leave an ecosystem that has become unbalanced, being highly in tune to the harmony of their environment; this certainly resonates with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clare Toms is a visual artist who divides her time between Melbourne and Mexico. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art degree through the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, in Brisbane.
Original Art
- Dustin Myers - 'Perms and Poodles in Pastel Penance' - oil on panel
- Ellen Jewett - "The Merits of Disclosure" - air drying polymer, metal, no VOC resin, mineral pigments & acrylic paint
- Sr. Papá Chango - 'Fresh Eucalyptus' - acrylic on canvas
- Sr. Papá Chango - 'From Fruit To Life' - acrylic on canvas
- Calamity Cole - 'Feeding the Cave Cat' - Charcoal, oil and iridescent decoupage on watercolor paper mounted to wooden plaque
- Demian Anderson - 'Dreaming of Existence' - acrylic, gouache and coloured pencil on wood panel
- Stefano Ronchi "Ronch" - 'The Golden Goose' - acrylic on canvas
- Gustavo Rimada - 'Pink Window' - acrylic on wood panel
- Gustavo Rimada - "Corazon de Piedra" - acrylic on wood
- Miho Hirano - 'Liberation' - oil on canvas
- Miho Hirano - 'Spring Waltz' - oil on canvas
- Miho Hirano - 'Nostalgia' - oil on canvas
- Miho Hirano - 'With You #2' - oil on canvas
- Pickled Circus - 'Spaghetti Yeti' - epoxy clay & resin
- Pickled Circus - 'Bugs Zombunny' - epoxy clay, ceramic & resin
- Stéphanie Kilgast - "Moving Pictures (Chameleon)" - mixed media sculpture on thrifted videotape
- Stéphanie Kilgast - 'Squid’s Story' - mixed media sculpture on empty paint tube
- Stéphanie Kilgast - "Snapshot" - mixed media sculpture on thrifted camera
- Stéphanie Kilgast - "Pandora" - mixed media sculpture on thrifted jewellery dish
- Stéphanie Kilgast - "Unicorn" - mixed media sculpture on thrifted Polly Pocket toy
- Stephanie Kilgast - "Rainbow Buddha (Toddlerpillar Customisation)" - mixed Media and vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Jon Ching - 'Refresh' - oil on wood
- Jon Ching - 'Midas' - oil on wood
- Hannakin - 'The Collector' - wool felt, thread, glass beads, vintage lace trim, Sculpey, wire and mixed media on raw pine wood base
- Hannakin - 'Hermit Gastropod' - wool felt, thread, embroidery floss, Sculpey, wire and mixed media on raw pine wood base
- Hannakin - 'Radish Dicapitae' - wool felt, thread, magnet, glass beads and mixed media on raw pine wood base
- Hannakin - 'Amphibious Clover' - wool felt, thread, wire, Sculpey and mixed media on raw pine wood base
- Jana Brike - "The Wayward Traveler" - oil on canvas
- Jana Brike - 'Lady and Her Green Boy Lover' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'A Lady and a Dream' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Quiescence' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Bluebeard’s Bride and Her Moon of Honey' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Siren Song in a Storm' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - "The Wild Madonna and Her Daughter" - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Honeydew' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Triad' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'A Maiden Hiding From Angels' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Last Days of Summer' - oil on linen
- Emilio Garcia - 'Jumping Brain - Black, Beinart Gallery edition' - resin sculpture, edition of 2
- Emilio Garcia - 'Brain Heart - Black /Gold' - resin, edition 1/1
- Emilio Garcia - 'Small Forbidden Brain - Lime' - fine resins, acrylic, bronze (edition of 100)
- Emilio Garcia - 'Small Forbidden Brain - Sunset' - fine resins, acrylic, bronze (edition of 100)
- Nick Sheehy - "The Needle" - graphite and watercolour on paper
- Jessica Dalva - "Biblically Accurate Cherubim" - mixed media, epoxy clay, gold leaf, acrylic paint, vintage wooden base and vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Jason Limon - "Cosmic Coffin" - acrylic on panel
- Jason Limon - "Outlines" - acrylic on panel
- Jason Limon - "Stargaze" - acrylic on panel
- Jason Limon - "Infinite Glow" - acrylic on panel
- Erika Sanada - 'Tsuibamu' - ceramic and cold finish
- Calvin Ma - 'Broken Bloom' - ceramic, resin & acrylic paint
- Erika Sanada - 'Bond' - ceramic and cold finish
- Calvin Ma - 'Growth' - ceramic, resin & acrylic paint
- Calvin Ma - 'Internal' - ceramic, resin & acrylic paint
- Erika Sanada - 'Stir of Echoes' - ceramic and cold finish
- Erika Sanada - 'The Share' - ceramic and cold finish
- Calvin Ma - 'Sunny Days' - ceramic, resin & acrylic paint
- Erika Sanada - 'Spill Out' - ceramic and cold finish
- Erika Sanada - "Chikkoi Warrior - Hana, Kaoru" - ceramic, cold finish
- Calvin Ma - 'Wired' - ceramic, resin & acrylic paint
- Meagan "Magpie" Rodgers - "Agape" - acrylic on wood
- Meagan "Magpie" Rodgers - 'Ambivalence' - graphite on paper
- Meagan "Magpie" Rodgers - "Succumb" - acrylic on board
- Meagan "Magpie" Rodgers - "Louder Than Words" - acrylic on clay
- Katie Barron - 'Sugar Mama' - oil on panel
- Alex Garant - "Gold Study 1" - oil on cradled canvas panel
- Alex Garant - "Is This a Dream Or a Mirage?" - oil on canvas
- Alex Garant - "Is this a Mirage Or a Dream?" - oil on canvas
- Kristen Egan - "Inia" - gourd, wood, paper clay, acrylics, metal leaf, brass and seashells
- Kristen Egan - "Boto" - gourd, wood, paper clay, acrylics, metal leaf, brass and seashells
- Kristen Egan - "Delphinus" - gourd, wood, paper clay, acrylics, metal leaf, brass and seashells
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Vedette' - oil on panel
- Nom Kinnear King - "Lueven" - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'The Fallow Wood' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Onwards' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Etched in Vines' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Note Threads' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'By and By' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Seeds Sewn' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Harken' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'To the Flame' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Fiametta' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'By the Shallows' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Pottinger' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'The Heigel Woods' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Theandia' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'The Light Warden' - oil on wood
- Paola Ciarska - 'Glitch (2097)' - gouache on board
- Jennifer Allnutt - "Oubliette" - oils on custom wood panel arch
- Jennifer Allnutt - "Omertà" - oil on wood panel
- Jennifer Allnutt - 'La Belle' - oil on aluminium composite panel
- Jennifer Allnutt - "Every Silence" - oil on aluminium composite material
- Tanya Gomelskaya - 'Good Luck 44' - oil paint on glass coated in resin
- Tanya Gomelskaya - 'Fragment' - oil on glass and linen coated in resin
- Kim Slate - 'Just Between Us' - clay, gouache, acrylic, wire, epoxy and walnut board
- Kim Slate - 'Bit of Luck' - clay, gouache, acrylic, wire, epoxy and walnut board
- Kim Slate - 'Peace Offering' - clay, gouache, acrylic, wire, epoxy and walnut board
- Kim Slate - 'Safe and Sound' - clay, gouache, acrylic, wire, epoxy and walnut board
- Scott Listfield - "Old Man Of The Mountain" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Building 71" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Building 30" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Pink flock" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Blue Moon" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "The City Has Eyes" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Building 25" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Ultraviolet Spectrum" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Chemical Sky" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Crystal Oracle" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "The Face With One Eye" - oil on canvas
- Brian M. Viveros - 'KO' - oil & acrylic on wood panel
- Brian M. Viveros - 'Dreamer' - oil & acrylic on wood panel
- Brian M. Viveros - 'Nine Lives' - oil & acrylic on wood panel
- Brian M. Viveros - 'Wild at Heart' - charcoal, pastel & graphite
- LIFO - 'Birth' - gouache on kraft board
- Catriona Secker - "A Figure In The Forest" - graphite on 300gsm cotton paper
- Catriona Secker - "Forest Dwellers" - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dulk - 'Puffin' - pencil and acrylic paint on japanese paper
- Dulk - 'Otter' - pencil and acrylic paint on japanese paper
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Fragrant Burdens' - jagae (Korean abalone shell and mother-of-pearl) and acrylic on wood
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Sanguine' - acrylic on wood
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Epistrophe' - acrylic on canvas
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Somewhere in Time' - acrylic on wood
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Tearache' - jagae (Korean abalone shell and mother-of-pearl) acrylic and graphite on clay
- Stella Im Hultberg - "Unremembered Stories" - jagae (mother of pearl) & acrylic on clay and wood
- Tina Yu - 'Wish Tree' - epoxy clay, acrylic paint & epoxy resin
- Jesús Aguado - "Tickling the Hypothalamus" - acrylic on wood panel
- Jesús Aguado - "The Day of Bones" - acrylic on wood panel
- Jesús Aguado - "Eyelashes of Pain" - acrylic on panel
- Jesús Aguado - "Emancipated Ear" - acrylic on cradled panel
- Jesús Aguado - "Emancipated Smell" - acrylic on cradled panel
- Jesús Aguado - "Pig Supplies" - acrylic on birch panel
- Clémentine Bal - "Carte Postale" - aerosol, acrylic, pastel on a mixed media sculpture
- Clémentine Bal - "Chien Rose " - aerosol, acrylic, coloured pencil, pastel on mixed media sculpture
- Clémentine Bal - "Gardienne" - aerosol, acrylic, pastel on a mixed media sculpture
- Clémentine Bal - "Meilleure Vie" - aerosol, acrylic, pastel on a mixed media sculpture
- Clémentine Bal - "Emma" - aerosol, acrylic, pastel on a mixed media sculpture
- Josh Keyes - "Red Snow" - acrylic on birch panel
- Super A - "Warped" - acrylic on linen
- Josie Morway - "Dawn" - oil on canvas
- Josie Morway - "Dusk" - oil on canvas
- Dewi Plass - 'Safety (What It Seems)' - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - 'A World of Kindness' - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - 'All That Is Dear' - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - 'Habitat (Soul Nourishments)' - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - 'Content (No Need To Get Well Soon, I'm Doing Just Fine)' - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - "Stuck (through the motions)" - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - "Transform (the magic we create)" - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Th•rn - 'Dishonest Harmony' - porcelain and glaze with 24ct gold and white gold lustre
- Th•rn - 'The Hunt for Heaven' - porcelain and glaze with 24ct white gold lustre
- Th•rn - 'Flower Mother' - porcelain and glaze with 24ct gold and white gold lustre
- Th•rn - 'Wolf Mother' - Porcelain and glaze with 24ct gold and white gold lustre
- Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters - "Alive: 3 Tots in 1" - oil, acrylic, epoxy resin on UV resin, vinyl, and wood
- Rovina Cai - 'Stars' - acrylic & coloured pencil on board
- Ashlea Bechaz - 'A Proper Feast' - gouache and gold ink on paper
- Ashlea Bechaz - 'King Froggo Holding Court' - acryla gouache on wood panel
- Vorja Sánchez - 'The Sound of Cotton' - graphite, watercolour, ink, gouache, and coloured pencils on 356 gsm natural cotton paper
- Vorja Sánchez - 'Insect Dialogue' - ink, watercolour, graphite, gouache, and coloured pencils on 356 gsm natural cotton paper
- Vorja Sánchez - 'Hazy Memories of Nocturnal Visitors' - graphite, watercolour, ink, gouache, and coloured pencils on 356 gsm natural cotton paper
- Vorja Sánchez - 'Ancient Tales' - graphite, watercolour, ink, gouache, and coloured pencils on 356 gsm natural cotton paper
- Vorja Sánchez - 'Late at Night' - ink, watercolour, gouache, graphite, acrylic, spray paint and coloured pencils on 356 gsm natural cotton paper
- Vorja Sánchez - 'Red Seeds' - graphite, watercolour, and coloured pencils on 356 gsm natural cotton paper
- Vorja Sánchez - 'Caterpillar' - graphite, watercolour, gouache and watercolour graphite on 356 gsm natural cotton paper
- Jolene Lai - 'Birdcage' - oil on wood panel
- Jolene Lai - 'Rainbow's End' - oil on wood panel
- Dolaana Davaa - 'Black & White Demon Mask' - wood pulp, tempera and synthetic hair
- Samuel Farnham - 'Cloak' - graphite on archival paper
- Samuel Farnham - 'First Glance' - graphite on archival paper
- Samuel Farnham - 'Spoiled Thoughts' - graphite on archival paper
- Daniel Danckert - 'The Procession' - pen and ink on paper
- Daniel Danckert - 'Woman of the Mire' - clay, resin and wood
- Gigi Chen - 'A Sparrow's Song' - acrylic on wood
- Gigi Chen - 'A Collective Glow' - acrylic on wood
- Gigi Chen - 'From Above' - acrylic on wood
- Gigi Chen - 'From Within' - acrylic on wood
- Gigi Chen - "Shimmer" - acrylic on wood
- Gigi Chen - "Let's Make This Work" - acrylic on wood panel
- Gigi Chen - 'At A Glance' - acrylic on wood
- Gigi Chen - 'Murmurations' - acrylic on wood
- Jeff Christensen - 'A Thousand Cuts' - oil on panel
- Jeff Christensen - "Calling Forth Darkly" - oil on panel
- Jeff Christensen - "Headspace" - oil on canvas
- Jeff Christensen - "Draugr" - oil on board
- Wiley Wallace - "End Together" - acrylic on panel
- Wiley Wallace - "Canyon Search" - acrylic on panel
- Wiley Wallace - "All Over" - acrylic on panel
- Wiley Wallace - "Bright Night" - acrylic on panel
- Wiley Wallace - "Prism Sunrise" - acrylic on panel
- Ginklet - "Burt and Lionel" - ceramic clay and underglaze
- Ginklet - "Arnold" - ceramic clay and underglaze
- Ginklet - "Tough Baby" - ceramic and underglaze
- Briana Hertzog - "Camouflage No.3" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Camouflage No.2" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Herbivore" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Carnivorous Plant" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Feral Garden No. 1" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Pompon Dahlia No. 1" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Pompon Dahlia No. 2" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "A Day of Rest" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Little Green Man" - epoxy clay, primer & acrylic paint on vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Diogo Monteiro - "The Little Hugger" - resin with acrylic paint and varnish on a wooden base
- Bayard Baudoin - "The Golden Homunculus" - fiberglass Resin, acrylic and mixed media
- Hannah Chatham - "The Biter" - porcelain teeth, dental acrylic resins
- Helice Wen - "On The Nature of Daydreaming No. 4" - oil and acrylic on wood panel
- QimmyShimmy - "Taiyaki (tuna)" - Mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Strawberry Parfait" - mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Figs" - polymer clay & mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Pomegranate" - polymer clay & mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Pumpkin" - polymer clay & mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Melon" - polymer clay & mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Apricots" - polymer clay & mixed media
- Adrian Cogiel - "Toddlerspore" - Epoxy putty, acrylic paint & vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Lix North - "Gilt" - oil on aluminium
- Marco Mazzoni - "Happy" - colored pencils on paper
- Natalia Fabia - "Indulge Me" - oil on panel
- Josh Juett - 'Old Soul' - oil on wood
- Josh Juett - 'Twinzies' - oil on wood
- Josh Juett - 'My Sweet Baby' - oil on wood
- Josh Juett - 'Dolphinoplasty' - oil on wood
- Josh Juett - 'Wock' - oil on wood
- Josh Juett - 'Two Dimensional' - oil on wood
- Nicole Evans - "Equilibrium" - oil on cradled birch panel
- Brad Gray - 'Leda and the Slug' - oil on panel
- Brad Gray - 'Roving Lemonati' - oil on panel
- Brad Gray - '10,000 Leaves' - oil on panel
- Annita Maslov - 'Ekhidna' - oil on panel
- Annita Maslov - 'Arke' - oil on panel
- Annita Maslov - 'Hu Li Jing' - oil on panel
- Lana Crooks - 'Emerge 2' - hand dyed wool, antique beads, lace, silk and brass under glass dome
- Lana Crooks - 'Emerge' - hand dyed wool, antique beads, silk and brass under glass dome
- Steven Russell Black - 'Blind Third Eye' - oil on masonite
- Justin Boehme - 'Horny' - sterling silver (160 grams)
- Justin Boehme - 'Insect Buddha Sect' - sterling silver (984 grams)
- Justin Boehme - 'Spikey' - sterling silver (102 grams)
- Justin Boehme - 'Dangerous Mother' - sterling silver and bronze
- Brian Mashburn - 'African Elephant' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Asian Elephant' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Tamarin' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Green Budgie' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Blue Budgie' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Ficus with Cat' - oil on panel
- Brian Mashburn - 'Monkey Tree' - oil on canvas
- Brian Mashburn - 'Canis Lupus' - oil on panel
- Brian Mashburn - "Somniferum" - oil on panel
- Brian Mashburn - "Jeep Cherokee" - oil on canvas
- Aof Smith - 'Juggling With Life' - oil on linen
- Aof Smith - 'Sonic Stillness' - oil on linen
- Aof Smith - 'Lurking in the Groove' - oil on linen
- Aof Smith - 'Spotted' - oil on linen
- Aof Smith - 'Among Others' - oil on linen
- Aof Smith - 'The Implement' - oil on linen
- Aof Smith - 'The Furry Within' - oil on linen