Tom Climent in his Cork studio
Tom Climent in his Cork studio

“In the presence of Tom Climent’s paintings we become pilgrims, invited wayfarers, time travellers on the threshold of our own elsewhere”. *

 

Solomon Fine Art is delighted to host a much anticipated exhibition of new paintings by celebrated Irish artist Tom Climent.  In Pilgrim we are presented with a body of vibrant and exquisitely textured compositions which offer a tantalising glimpse into worlds which straddle the border between ‘real and spirit’. Climent’s paintings act as portals through which we are invited to embark on a journey of discovery, a pilgrimage to new and unexplored terrains. 

 

Embracing the role of chance and alchemy in their creation, Climent creates paintings which touch on both abstraction and representation while challenging the materiality and mobility of paint. His masterful use of plaster, sand and collage in his compositions result in subtle and refined textures, a suggestion of the tactility of the landscapes within. Climent’s approach is largely intuitive; the act of painting begins a process of discovering unexpected connections and relationships all the while embracing the richly rewarding interplay between the subconscious emotional world and the physical and logical process of painting.

 

*From a specially commissioned text by Michael Waldron, curator and art historian, included in the exhibition catalogue

Tom Climent: Pilgrim