Tommy Camerno

Ancient Sleeper 06

Acrylic on canvas

35.5 x 26cm

About:

Tommy Camerno b.1992, is a British artist based in London. He received a master's in painting from the Royal College of Art in 2022 and was subsequently a finalist for the Ingram Prize. Recently his work has been exhibited at Hypha HQ, London 2024, Filet, London, 2024, Soka Art, Beijing, 2023, Nicola Pedana Gallery, Caserta, 2023, Sid Motion, London, 2022, Kupfer, London, 2022 and his first UK solo show at Flatland Projects in Bexhill, 2023. In 2023 he was a resident at Good Eye Projects in London.

I am drawn to eccentric figures; these could be people or the ornaments that surround them. Ornamentation exists for me between abstraction and figuration and outside of these categories. In my work ornament represents a kind of elegant absurdity. Exploring the boundary between public and private space, I engage with structures in architecture as theatrically symbolic, unfolding narratives of desire, intimacy, and camouflage. I often depict chandeliers, fabulous heroines, icons, and dandies entangled within a coded choreography.