About the Work
Familiarity is fickle; memory is unreliable; and nostalgia is negation. B. Thom Stevenson’s practice — which spans drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, and performance — recognizes and embraces these truisms by subjecting imagery culled from an eclectic selection of sources to a series of deconstructionist reworkings until the images are renewed afresh. His main references include niche yet ubitiquous materials such as informational leaflets, anarchist manifestos, DIY culture, cult horror movies, vintage quilt templates, and Celtic stone carvings. The chasm between distinctly separate subcultures is reduced via Stevenson’s unique process aimed to remove the artist’s hand, which includes a series of drafting, xeroxing, photographing, painting, then xeroxing and painting again. In his new series of ten drawings, titled Children of the Sun, available exclusively on Exhibition A, Stevenson has created a new cycle of imagery, drawn from images of images; a simulacrum. Using xeroxed images of paintings as reference, his works on paper were xeroxed drawings originally drafted from observation or invention. Ultimately, Stevenson’s work is powerfully evocative, as the viewer is challenged to place the familiar yet foreign iconography utilized throughout his oeuvre.
Artist Biography
B. Thom Stevenson (b. 1985, Sutton, MA) has held solo exhibitions at The Journal Gallery (New York), V1 Gallery (Copenhagen), and Commune Gallery (Tokyo), among others. Select group exhibitions include presentations at Hype Art (New York), NO Gallery (Los Angeles), New Image Art (Los Angeles), Anonymous Gallery (Mexico City), and Allouche Gallery (New York). In 2021, Stevenson founded Paradise Gallery in his hometown of Sutton, MA. He lives and works in Worcester, MA.
Authentication & Resale
This work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed and numbered by the artist.
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Framing
Framed artwork is custom framed once it is ordered. Allow 3-5 weeks for framing and delivery.
FRAME
All of our frames are made from sustainably sourced engineered hardwood that is manufactured in the USA. Frames are available in Black or White Matte and Walnut.
MAT
Prints are hinged to a conservation quality, acid-free and lignin-free Cellulose matboard, using acid-free polyethylene cloth tape. Each mat’s surface paper is fade and bleed resistant and is attached to a conversation quality foam-core board. Some of our work (typically those pieces with a deckled edge) is floated on the matboard with spacers to separate the artwork from the glazing.
GLAZING
We use museum quality .060 mm plexiglass to frame your work. It blocks 82-85% of UV rays to prevent color fading from exposure to light, protecting your art for years to come.
DIMENSIONS
Our White and Black frames have a ⅞” wide flat face and are 15/16” deep. Mats are 1” wide for prints up to 8” x 10”. Mats are 2” wide for prints larger than 8” x 10”.
Our Natural and Walnut frames have a ¾” wide flat face and are 1 ⅛” deep. Mats are 1” wide for prints up to 8” x 10”. Mats are 2” wide for prints larger than 8” x 10”.
Any artwork that is floated will be placed in a frame that has a ⅝” wide flat face and is 1 5/16” deep. Work will be floated with a 1” border around it.
Shippings & Returns
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We are unable to accept returns on custom framed artwork. Our general policy is that we do not accept returns. If your print arrives damaged or does not meet your expectations, you may be eligible for a replacement or return. Any issues must be reported within 5 business days of receipt by emailing service@exhibitiona.com.
