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21st Century. Known for: Abstract, nature themed painting.
Blair Thomson is a full-time artist inspired by Scotland and Japan. Exhibiting since age 18 and graduating from GSA in 2002, his practice has widened from landscape/figurative to abstraction,... Read full biography
Blair Thomson is a full-time artist inspired by Scotland and Japan. Exhibiting since age 18 and graduating from GSA in 2002, his practice has widened from landscape/figurative to abstraction, photography and installation encompassing a poetic approach and interests from Scotland beyond. Regular... Read full biography
Blair Thomson is a full-time artist inspired by Scotland and Japan. Exhibiting since age 18 and graduating from GSA in 2002, his practice has widened from landscape/figurative to abstraction, photography and installation encompassing a poetic approach and interests from Scotland beyond. Regular visits to Japan began in 2002, when he began studying Sho with calligrapher Shujo Wakabayashi, then in his eighties. Thomson exhibited with him and other Asian artists in '09 and the next year... Read full biography
Blair Thomson is a full-time artist inspired by Scotland and Japan. Exhibiting since age 18 and graduating from GSA in 2002, his practice has widened from landscape/figurative to abstraction, photography and installation encompassing a poetic approach and interests from Scotland beyond. Regular visits to Japan began in 2002, when he began studying Sho with calligrapher Shujo Wakabayashi, then in his eighties. Thomson exhibited with him and other Asian artists in '09 and the next year represented the UK at the ART/X/TOYAMA International Exhibition. He had been on the committee of the Royal Glasgow Institute arts organization and is a meditator, trustee and sometimes Tenzo at Glasgow Zen Group. Thomson is a multiple award winner and his work... Read full biography
Blair Thomson is a full-time artist inspired by Scotland and Japan. Exhibiting since age 18 and graduating from GSA in 2002, his practice has widened from landscape/figurative to abstraction, photography and installation encompassing a poetic approach and interests from Scotland beyond. Regular visits to Japan began in 2002, when he began studying Sho with calligrapher Shujo Wakabayashi, then in his eighties. Thomson exhibited with him and other Asian artists in '09 and the next year represented the UK at the ART/X/TOYAMA International Exhibition. He had been on the committee of the Royal Glasgow Institute arts organization and is a meditator, trustee and sometimes Tenzo at Glasgow Zen Group. Thomson is a multiple award winner and his work has been widely exhibited in London, Japan and Scotland. He has consistently attracted critical praise resulti... Read full biography
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Blair Thomson is a full-time artist inspired by Scotland and Japan. Exhibiting since age 18 and graduating from GSA in 2002, his practice has widened from landscape/figurative to abstraction, photography and installation encompassing a poetic approach and interests from Scotland beyond.
Regular visits to Japan began in 2002, when he began studying Sho with calligrapher Shujo Wakabayashi, then in his eighties. Thomson exhibited with him and other Asian artists in '09 and the next year represented the UK at the ART/X/TOYAMA International Exhibition. He had been on the committee of the Royal Glasgow Institute arts organization and is a meditator, trustee and sometimes Tenzo at Glasgow Zen Group.
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