This new series started with my 10 years collection of used sandpaper and leather fragments. The plan was to combine it with vinyl on aludibond. During the work process I decided to skip the vinyl and use canvas as backgound. Aus meiner Sammlung von zerstörten Sandpapierresten und Lederfragmenten aus den letzten 10 Jahren entstand diese … Mehr Sand
Groove Tectonics by Willi Tomes Solos show 26.06. – 05.07.2020 (with the Corona rules!) ReTramp Gallery Reuterstrasse 62, 12047 Berlin ————————————————- “Groove Tectonics” presents a selection of Willi Tomes’ pictural objects created over the past decade, focusing on the innovation of destructivity. Sculptural pieces made out of shards of vinyl are featured as images and … Mehr Groove Tectonics – Soloshow at ReTramp Gallery, Berlin 2020
The Remixes develop the idea of the vinyl mosaics in landscapes and abstract colorgames from the unknown and sometimes pure fictional micro- and macrocosmos. The main material is fragments of colored vinyl, glued to framed backgrounds. At the beginning I used mdf and wooden plates but I optimized the strenght and the weight of the … Mehr Remixe 2018 – 2020
I had the chance to occupy the rooms next to my studio during the anual art festival 48h Neukölln 2018 and present the main works from the last decade with lots of space. Anläßlich des jährlich stattfindenden 48h Neukölln Kunstfestivals 2018 konnte ich die sonst besetzten Nebenräume meines Ateliers temorär okkupieren und die Hauptarbeiten der … Mehr BOOM BADA BOOM studio exhibition summer 2018
I started glueing the vinyl to the picture flat as a mosaic as a variation of my vinyl pictures in 2013. The surface was much smoother. The shape of the broken vinyl creates a different background texture from usual mosaics because of the different size of the pieces. I explored the material with figurative and … Mehr Vinylmosaike 2013 – 2018
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