About the Artist
Mr. Thompson graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree and has exhibited throughout Southern Florida, Chelsea, New York City and his works are held in various personal collections throughout the United States. In 2020 Gulf Coast Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida accepted four of Mr. Thompson’s paintings for permanent display. In 2022 Perry was juried in"American Artwork." Less than 200 artists were selected across the United States for this prestigious publication.
What is Abstract Realism?
Abstract Realism is a real Art form that is a marriage of two contradictory terms, Abstract art and Realistic art. Abstract art exists through patterns, colors, texture and line without the need for an external motivation. Realistic art consists of art that aims to replicate nature such as photography. When these two elements combine to create an abstract impression of real life, you get a new style of art that attempts to depict the emotions behind a particular real-life object.
Abstract Realism painting can be done with oils, collage, pastels, watercolors or other media. The primary difference between surreal art and realistic or abstract art is that the surreal artist paints real objects in strange places or in unexpected juxtapositions or has changed the objects to be slightly abnormal, although recognizable.
Perry at the Chelsea art show in New York City with the ambassador of Sweden