Tom Lyons work is informed by an interest in religious and folk art, and the expression of personal histories through abstracted forms. Lyons currently lives and works in London, having this year graduated from Central Saint Martin’s college of Art and Design. Lyons’ past experience involves working under both well-established Tate artist Nicholas Pope and emerging Artsy Vanguard artist Harminder Judge, where he assisted in the development of large-scale sculpture

 

We often gaze up at the sun and moon, trying to capture their distant brilliance or gentle glow. However, in Lyons’ work, the sun and moon engage in an intimate dialogue with the artist. The textures carved into the diseased ash tree reveal Lyons’ focused and enclosed self during the act of creation, each mark a testament to his deep concentration. The sun bears the scars of this process, blurring the lines of who influenced whom—whether Lyons imprinted himself onto the sun or the sun left its mark on him. Meanwhile, the softer side of human nature is revealed in the moon, with its delicate blue lines coiling around, evoking a sense of childlike playfulness and freedom, expressing a different emotional realm