Thrilled to present the fine-art photography of
@Tom_leighton at
@artmiamifairs '
@ArtWynwood over Presidents Day weekend 2019, Booth AW150. .
Sunday, February 17 – 11am – 7pm
Monday, February 18 – 11am – 6pm .
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#TomLeighton ’s recent works extract from the shocking rapidity of urban development; steps beyond urbanization towards super-urbanization, from globalization to hyper-globalization. They form an artistic spin on Foucauldian surveillance and technological euphoria; technology’s shared capacity for human emancipation and the threat that it could one day supersede human control. Leighton revels in the freedom from physical and practical restraints while paying tribute to the great minds that develop functioning super structures, the evermore gravity defying architecture of the world.
In his astounding new compositions, surface is negotiated with an engineer’s touch. Digitally created, fictional environments are populated by opulent forms and functional features; nationally honoured landmarks feature alongside everyday town planning; advertising boards glisten above converging highways. Exploring the diversity of Asian architecture in concept and design, Leighton positions iconic features in close proximity while calling upon colour and form to render the most sublime, kaleidoscopic distortions. Vision is destabilized with images that are simultaneously symmetrical and off-balance. The futuristic is fused with exquisite historical details, geographicallydisparate monuments are positioned alongside one another, transforming recognisable cities into timeless non-sites. In the manner of all great architects, Leighton instils the fantastic and abstract with concrete existence. . . .
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