Word: tomming
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Tom refers to Lewis Hyde's "The Gift, Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property" to explain his attitudes towards art. In that book, Hyde argues that "a work of art is a gift, not a commodity." Tom concurs that to be art, a work must have a value which is to some extent personal, and is prior to the monetary worth assigned...
Over time, the paintings have had to deal with a variety of obstacles--in addition to theft--that most artists never encounter. Tom shows a slide of one painting, its only remnant clinging to the bottom bolt--a passing truck had crushed...
Despite the hazards the artist is not discouraged. He says he "is having a blast," anonymously bringing art to a city. A private person, Tom is less than eager to be recognized. He says its important to stay detached even as he seeks to place his art and thus himself before the public...
...Tom, whose brother and sister are also artists, grew up in Lexington, Mass. His sister is a ceramicist, and his younger brother is a preparator for the Smith College Museum of Art. His older brother is an officer in the Air Force and is "as old as Ollie North," Tom says...
...Tom will soon be having an exhibit at the Maliotis Cultural Center in Brookline of postcards that he and his wife painted and sent back to friends while they were in Greece. All the postcards were sent through the mail system, and thus handled by an untold number of postal employees. "You hope they saw it and said, 'Hey!"', he says. "You hope they didn't see it and rip it up." Again, it is art meant for handling, meant to blend in with the regular goings on of the world...