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Dark Side of the Moon

72 x 48 x 12 in
Autumn T. Thomas

“Dark Side of the Moon” is a nod to Afrofuturism and to the advanced Blackness in William Hayashi’s Darkside Trilogy. This piece is presents its black casing, lining and protection before presenting the intricacies of self, forcing the viewer to acknowledge the complexities that being Black entails.

Collections: Toronto Sculpture Garden Application, Wood Sculpture

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Artist biography

Autumn T. Thomas (b. 1978) creates wood sculptures that challenge the boundaries of visual literacy: hundreds of cuts placed into the wood transforms it into soft, twisting forms, mimicking the endurance required to thrive amidst the oppression and marginalization of women of color; each cut represents a time in which Thomas felt cut down by society. Minimal in design,

Thomas' work personifies analogous, brown bodies as whispering forms of subversion, affecting prejudice by way of perception and visual literacy.

Thomas is a current artist in residence at Redline Contemporary Art Center in Denver, CO where she lives and works. She is sponsored by Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator and National Performance Network. She received her MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking from The University of the Arts, Philadelphia in 2017 and her BFA in Visual Communication from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015.