Thomas Hooper

I draw influence from the sanctum of nature and natural forms, then move towards subverting it with unconscious, mathematical and geometric patterns, cosmology, and ancient religious mythology. When tattooing or illustrating I try to incorporate these ideas into intricate patterns and dense details using complex pointillism, repetition, and detailed line-work with the hopes of creating a visual language that is both meditative and pure in form. 

My colourful paintings are directly influenced by this idea, but created with the motivation of building a visual sanctuary away from the fraught, hyper stimulated and complex worlds we inhibit both digitally and physically.