‘TROGLODYTE’

23 May - 09 June 2024
Grainger Gallery, Fyshwick ACT

TROGLODYTE was the second solo exhibition by the artist Thom Crowhurst. Beginning to explore the artist’s psyche, it traced the creative shift from playful experimentation to somber introspection shaped by place and circumstance.

”Thom Crowhurst’s second solo show TROGLODYTE explores the artistic ramifications of returning to his old stomping ground of Canberra after an extended period of world travel, psychological freedom and artistic exploration.

His paintings range from whimsical colourful experiments, playing with composition, medium and abstraction, to the reassembly of the human form into a much more somber motif. This body of work serves as a timeline to his journey from a carefree travelling artist thriving in new vibrant surrounds, to his return to the unfortunately familiar. Where the weight of the world is much more apparent, and the desire to bury his head in the sand far more tempting.

With works on display spanning from early 2023 in Glasgow to 2024 in Canberra, TROGLODYTE focuses on the journey of his oeuvre and how one’s circumstances and physical surroundings will inevitably have an impact on the art produced.”

Troglodyte, noun
(especially in prehistoric times) a person who lived in a cave.
- a hermit
- a person who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant or old fashioned

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