Barbara Earl Thomas: Handmade Magic
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Western's Department of Art and Art History presents critically acclaimed Seattle based visual artist Barbara Earl Thomas.
In her talk titled "Handmade Magic," Earl will discuss her active art making career spanning more than 35 years. She is a skilled painter who now builds tension-filled narratives through papercuts and prints, placing silhouetted figures in social and political landscapes. She draws from mythology and history to create a contemporary visual narrative that challenges the stories we tell ourselves about who we are as humans.
Thomas is also known for her large-scale immersive installations and public art works that use light as the animating force and invite her viewers to step inside her world of illuminated scenography. She incorporates language and visual storytelling to embrace the viewer and makes them a part of the narrative.
Photo by Joelle Tamayo (2020)
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