The Lotus Eater - Flynn II, Thomas J

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Résumé :
The Lotus Eater: a poem and series of paintings by Thomas Flynn II is a 9 x 6 inch, 52 page, full color hardcover book self-published by the artist with a foreward by Ashley C. Jones. I wrote this poem and completed this work in the summer of 2021. While the world was grasping at a new normal in the wake of economic and social unrest that began a year and a half prior. To close one's eyes and drift into a dream is perhaps one of the oldest evolutionary responses to waking life on this planet. It is in this dream-scape, that relationships to people, places, and things can become shuffled and new possibilities emerge that are able to be applied to waking life. This body of work is an ode to new possibilities, to new ways of looking at the world while remembering and honoring where we have been. It is my hope that those who read this poem and view this work, will allow their mind to wander and form new connections, or revitalize connections that have been severed. To me, the connection between the planet, its inhabitants, and the stars is an ancient river worth cherishing and diving into. - Thomas Flynn II on the series and poem.

Biographie:
Thomas Flynn II is a Texas based painter working primarily with acrylic and traditional inks focusing on the space between sleep and waking life. His work has been included in the SCAD permanent collection, on the cover of the inaugural issue of New Visionary Magazine, featured as a directory artist on Visionary Arts Collective, Musik Curatorial, and on Visual Space among other publications. He has exhibited in Texas, Georgia, and curated into virtual group and solo exhibitions internationally. Flynn received a B.F.A. in painting and a minor in art history from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in 2016. Flynn is currently living and working in North Austin, TX.