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Thomas Olds Vertical forms and primitive structures

Work by Thomas Olds

I have always had an interest in structures and architecture and decided to express that interest in my work. Vertical formations represent the basis of architecture; structures appear in the landscape in varied designs, shapes, textures and heights, and that’s what I tried to capture.
In terms of the media and tools: I used clay because it is a natural resource and I wanted to link it to the idea of shelter, and small tools were used to create patterns (scaled down as if it were the size of normal buildings).

School

St Aloysius' College

ARTEXPRESS year

2009

HSC year

2008