In this episode of the Have You Seen? series, Carrie chats with Tom Pike, a British Artist working and living in London. Tom creates abstract canvases with a combination of print, collage, graphic, mark making and self branding.

His practice explores themes of chance and certainty, chaos and order and creative ownership as he investigate's his own creative identity as both an artist and designer.

From Carrie:

"Tom's work is really intricate. It's really bold. It's very male at first and yet none of that bravado, none of that kind of hard masculinity is part of his story or part of fundamentally his aesthetic. So I was totally taken aback to learn more about his practice and dig a little deeper into what he's trying to do coming from this very commercial background. And here's the thing, this was a tough one. The tech didn't work, it wasn't on our side from beginning to end, and so the conversation gets cut off halfway through. But we want to play it way because we think Tom's amazing and it's kind of exciting to peek behind the plinth and into the studio."

Explore Tom's work: https://pikeprojects.art/

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About the Have You Seen? series:

The ⁠Have You Seen? Series⁠ is all about talking to emerging and mid-career artists about their journey to now.

Curious about how an artist got to where they are or indeed why they chose art in the first place? Then this series is for you. Join us as we speak to emerging and mid-career artists across the globe. Don’t worry, there’s no hiding behind art speak here, or pretending that being an artist is a bowl of cherries. We’re here to hear it all, straight from the source.