Tom Thayer

What you wonder about is what you know- as well as the other way around, 2022 Tape, string, gel light filter, and collage on paper 14 ⅜ × 22 in. (36.51 × 55.88 cm)

A brown painting on textured fabric. A white square of wood with a spike is secured to the surface of the painting. A brown rock sits impaled on the spike.

Hjerte Sinn, 2024 Tempera, ink, acrylic, clay, wood, and found knit fabric 12 × 19 ½ × 3 ½ in. (30.48 × 49.53 × 8.89 cm)

A puppet with blue head and black clothes dangles in front of a collage of a green room with two doorways; one arched, one square. through the doorways are pasted images of liminal spaces.

I Want a Shadow with a Tighter Clasp, 2020 Tempera, acrylic, ink, and graphite, and on wood, wire, modeling compound, tape, string, wire, inkjet print, and paper 17 ¾ × 24 in. (45.09 × 60.96 cm)

A detail shot of blue puppet in front of collaged room.

A collage on black metal foil. A square window is centered in the bottom half the artwork. The gallery wall is visible through the window. 2 semi-figures are constructed from off white paper puppet body parts.

Mystifying Needs, 2024 Graphite, paper, tape, and black wrap foil 12 ½ × 11 ¼ in. (31.75 × 28.58 cm)

A black and white collage of a disfigured camel is mounted to a sheet of dark yellow construction paper. Two triangles are constructed by stitching blue and red thread through the sheet of paper.

A grunting camel is coaxed down for loading, its roped ankle and nose summon a triangle., 2018 Collage, crayon, graphite, tape, and thread on paper 12 × 9 in. (30.48 × 22.86 cm)

A collaged paper artwork depicting two figures facing each other at different scale, leaning over a table. The figure on the left extends below the bottom edge of the background paper.

The first soup I made., 2019 Tempera, ink, acrylic, collage, felt-tip pen, graphite, and tape on paper 17 ¼ × 20 ¼ in. (43.82 × 51.44 cm)

A group of nine collages by the artist Tom Thayer hang salon style on a white gallery wall.

A paper collage of three figures against an abstract, inkjet printed backdrop. The figure on the left, in black and white striped clothes, extends below the bounds of the backdrop.

Guests, 2018 Watercolor, felt-tip pen, and graphite, on ink jet print and paper 14 ½ × 11 ⅛ in. (36.83 × 28.26 cm)

A collage on off-white paper, depicts a tree next to a table. The phrase "The Universe Flows Out Around Everything" is cut from paper and glued to the backing sheet.

The Universe Flows Out Around Everything, 2021 Felt-tip pen, collage, and tape on paper 8 ¼ × 11 ½ in. (20.96 × 29.21 cm)

2 figures in black cloaks and hoods clap their hands with one another against an off white sheet of paper. Offset up and to the right behind the white paper is a sheet of hot pink construction paper. Red string bridges the corners of the two sheets of paper.

Paper Puppets and Scenery from Untitled Animation, 2021 Collage, string, and tape on inkjet print and paper 10 × 12 ¼ in. (25.40 × 31.12 cm)

A collage including a black and white photo of a flying flock of birds. The phrase "How the Eye Connects" is spelled out in hand-cut black letters.

How the Eye Connects, 2020 Collage and tape 11 ¼ × 9 ½ in. (28.58 × 24.13 cm)

A large gold painting featuring a sculpture of a tree with birds by Tom Thayer.

When a Tree is Born, it is Provided with the Music of the Birds, 2019 Tempera, ink, acrylic, graphite, crayon, and sewing, on jute, canvas, felt, paper, cardboard, string, tape, glue, and wire 82 × 50 × 12 in. (208.28 × 127.00 × 30.48 cm)

Detail shot of a large gold painting featuring a sculpture of a tree with birds by Tom Thayer.

A group of small black paintings, textured with cardboard and other material, hung in the corner of a gallery above a wood floor. 2 bird sculptures are suspended on string in front of the group of paintings.

Early Morning Paintings with Bird Puppets, 2018-2024 Paintings, 2022-2024: Tempera, ash, ink, acrylic, glue, and graphite on cardboard, fabrics, string, canvas, wood, and mixed media 'Bird Puppet for Doyers Performance', 2018-2024: Tempera, ink, acrylic, graphite, crayon, glue and tape on cardboard, string, and wire 'Felt Bird', 2024: Graphite, crayon, tempera, ink, acrylic, and glue on felt, cardboard, tape, string, and wire Dimensions variable

A detail shot of a group of small black paintings, textured with cardboard and other material, hung in the corner of a gallery behind 2 bird sculptures.

A paper collage depicting a blue figure walking on a large rectangular ground towards a tree with purple foliage. The illustrative elements are mounted to a dark yellow sheet of construction paper.

Loss of Spirituality, 2018 Crayon, ink, graphite, and collage on paper 12 ⅝ × 19 ⅝ in. (32.07 × 49.85 cm)

A collage depicting two figures standing before two birds. The landscape behind them consists of a green field and yellow sky. Pyramids can be seen in the background.

The Nile Song, 2022 Tempera, ink, ash, acrylic, gouache, graphite, collage, cardboard, and tape on paper 15 ¾ × 24 in. (40.01 × 60.96 cm)

A collage of two abstract animals standing beneath a tree. The animals are constructed from images of different animals. The tree features a heart carved into its trunk. A light pink stains the upper right corner of the image.

Pair Tree, 2022 Tempera, ink, ash, acrylic, gouache, graphite, collage, and tape on paper 9 ½ × 13 ¾ in. (24.13 × 34.93 cm)

A paper collage depicting an abstract animal constructed from images of different animals stands at the foot of a bare tree.

Night Scene, 2020 Graphite, felt-tip pen, ink, collage, and tape on paper 17 ¾ × 14 ⅛ in. (45.09 × 35.88 cm)

A collage of a pond with trees on warm toned paper utilizing some hand painted elements and some clipped from magazines. A figure approaches a bird in a pond.

Pond Scene, 2020 Tempera, ink, ash, acrylic, gouache, graphite, collage, and tape on paper 17 ½ × 26 in. (44.45 × 66.04 cm)

2 abstract creatures are collaged from magazine photos and mounted to a faded sheet of construction paper. 6 blue lines in crayon are drawn in pairs across the sheet.

Nature, 2022 Crayon, graphite, collage, and tape on paper 12 ⅛ × 18 in. (30.80 × 45.72 cm)

Rock Symphony, 2024 Assembled from domestic objects from artist’s home– stones, metal lid, bowls, wood, mixed media, and electronics 36 × 36 × 5 ½ in. (91.44 × 91.44 × 13.97 cm)

Against a white background, a recycled Vintage seltzer box sits holding various heads from puppets used in the making of films by Tom Thayer.

Recursive Objects, 2017-2024 Mixed Media, Dimensions variable

A small abstract sculpture resting on a white table constructed primarily out of wire and string.

Figure, 2024 Felt-tip pen, string, fabric, high-density polyethylene, glue, and wire 3 × 19 × 2 ½ in. (7.62 × 48.26 × 6.35 cm), Dimensions variable

A procession of sculptures resembling homemade glasses constructed out of numerous materials including colored plastics, aluminum foil, and wire.

Home-made Prescription Glasses, 1999 Wire, cardboard, mirror, prism, lenticular plastic, found colored plastics, string, found glasses, tape, aluminum foil, graphite, paint, and mixed media Dimensions variable

A primarily gray abstract sculpture resembling a partial mask of a face.

Mask, 1993 Tempera, oil, ink, acrylic, crayon, and graphite on rawhide, pallets knife handle, string, cotton, wood, and wire 10 × 8 × 4 in. (25.40 × 20.32 × 10.16 cm)

A small sculpture constructed of Tempera, ink, acrylic, crayon, graphite, string, cotton, wood, string, wire, plastic, metal, magnetic audio tape, beeswax, and mixed media resembles a mummy which is suspended from a metal arm attached to a wooden base.

Untitled Sculpture, 1993 Tempera, ink, acrylic, crayon, graphite, string, cotton, wood, string, wire, plastic, metal, magnetic audio tape, beeswax, and mixed media 13 ½ × 14 ½ × 5 ½ in. (34.29 × 36.83 × 13.97 cm)

A white painting with a puppet-figure adhered to it hangs vertically along a white gallery wall.

Make a pinch pot out of your mouth., 2018 Tempera, ink, ash, acrylic, and graphite on modeling compound, high-density polyethylene, string, wire, cloth, and canvas 45 ¼ × 17 ½ × 6 in. (114.94 × 44.45 × 15.24 cm)

A tv monitor displaying a still image blurred colors in a grid pattern taken from an animation, resting on top of a white pedestal with black speakers mounted to the wall on either side.

Intrusive Thoughts on the Moon, 2024 Color video, sound, 6:34 Edition 1/3 + I AP

A tv monitor displaying a still image blurred colors in a grid pattern taken from an animation.