“Art can change the world, one atom at a time. Nobody is the same but we are all alike. Good enough art is the type that can start a compelling conversation about something we didn’t know”.
TOC 2025
Projects
Current
Glasswork
Commissions
Requests for portraits of people and pets welcome.
Artist Statement
Thomas O’Connor’s practice of enquiry underpins his exploration of the nature of “Youth work” in challenging environments. Straddling a spectrum from studio based to socially engaged processes he creates artworks across different media; drawing, text, painting, glass and events. Drawing on an archive collected over twenty years documenting his and others experiences in the sector he teases out dialectic themes relating to the practice of making the world a better place. His current body of work in kiln formed glass is a series of urbanscapes, portraits and self portraits that question the concrete identity of the individuals in their material, social and spiritual environmental contexts.