Today we’d like to introduce you to Tom Chambers.
Tom is a documentary photographer and visual artist, and he is currently working with the pixel as Minimalist Art (“Pixelscapes”) and Kazimir Malevich’s “Black Square” (“Black Square Interpretations”). He has over 100 exhibitions to his credit. His “My Dear Malevich” project has received international acclaim, and it was shown as a part of the “Suprematism Infinity: Reflections, Interpretations, Explorations” exhibition in conjunction with the “100 Years of Suprematism” conference at Columbia University, New York City (2015).
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
Chambers’ project, “Tom Series” has been shown in eighteen exhibitions worldwide (2006-2015). He utilizes the self-portrait to project his life experiences.
He was invited by the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad, India to conduct a three-week, new media art workshop for its new media design graduate students. The workshop culminated in the exhibition, “NMA@NID” (2006).
Chambers was Visiting Lecturer in Digital/New Media Art for the Fine Arts Department, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, China (2005-2007). He joined the department to develop and teach a digital/new media art program. He also curated numerous student exhibitions.
He was Executive Committee Member and Juror for the International Digital Art Awards (IDAA) (2003-2005). He was instrumental in expanding the content of the IDAA to include new media art, and served as online New Media Director (2004-2005).
Chambers completed a three-year tour as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the Arts (curator/archivist and initiator/instructor [“The McEwen Photographic Studio”]) for the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe (1993-1995). He was instrumental in writing grant proposals and receiving funding to computerize the gallery’s Permanent Collection information. He also curated numerous exhibitions from the Permanent Collection.
His tribute piece (mixed media/interactive work), “Mother’s 45s” was selected through national search for exhibition as a part of the “Parents” show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1992.
Chambers’ project, “Descendants 350” was shown throughout Rhode Island, and accepted by the Secretary of State (Rhode Island) as a part of the Rhode Island State Archives Permanent Collection (1990) (The project received a Governor’s [Rhode Island] Proclamation).
American Photo magazine listed one of his projects, “Dyer Street Portraiture” in the Notable Exhibitions section of its March, 1986 issue (“The black-and white images record a diversity of common people in an urban habitat with an ambiance of film noir.”).
Do you think conditions are generally improving for artists? What more can cities and communities do to improve conditions for artists?
The conditions are the same they have always been. A significant artist will always come out on top – persevere.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
http://tomrchambers.com/
http://tomrchambers.com/pixma.html
http://tomrchambers.com/malevich_dir.html
http://tomrchambers.com/bsi.html
Contact Info:
- Address: https://www.facebook.com/chambersdva
- Phone: 8328730207
- Email: tom@tomrchambers.com
Image Credit:
Tom R. Chambers
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