Lot 63: Thomas Skomski (b. 1948)

Thomas Skomski (b. 1948)
Ian's Filter
Glass, aluminum, water, Plexiglas
18 x 11 x 8 in. (45.7 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 2005.

Pascal de Sarthe Fine Art, Paradise Valley
Private collection, Phoenix

"Skomski is not a formalist in any sense of the word, but if we compare him to Peter Halley, another artist of his generation whose work depicts states of confinement, it becomes clear that Skomski's interests are inherently more metaphysical than sociopolitical, and that this aspect is crucial to establishing the originality of his artistic position" (Dan Cameron, "Internal Dilemmas, Common Concerns: Notes on Recent Work by Thomas Skomski", Thomas Skomski, 1990, p. 36).