Biography:
Tom Pike (b.1978) is a British Artist working and living in London. He studied Fashion and Textiles at Ravensbourne College of Design and went on to Graduate, with an MA in Menswear, from the Royal College of Art in 2003. He has worked at Levi’s Strauss and Adidas, amongst other brands and spent 4 years as Visiting Lecturer on the Menswear, Womenswear, Print and Textiles courses at the Royal College of Art.
Tom began his painting practice in 2019 whilst living and working in Germany. He has shown his work at the Edel Extra Kunstverein in Nuremberg in 2020 and 2021 and in 2023 he showed his work in the group show New Wave at the Spitalfields Gallery (London). He had his work Longlisted for the BBA Art Prize (Berlin) in 2022 and completed the Turps Banana Correspondence Course in June 2024.
Statement:
I create abstract canvases with a combination of print, collage, graphic, mark making and self branding.
My practice explores themes of chance and certainty, chaos and order and creative ownership as I investigate my own creative identity as both an artist and designer.
I like to work directly and spontaneously onto canvas, however I also rely on an evolving library of processes and ‘post production’ to progress and finalize my work.
Podcasts:
2023, August, HYPE A, Cristallina Fischetti, Season 4, Bonus Episode (after episode 9)
https://www.hype-a.com/home/season4-7afrw-ey284-6ny23
Publications:
Tom Pike Art 