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THE ILLUSION OF PERMANENCE #9
burnt cornelian cherry dogwood, oil paint

FLAG #4 MAO
chinese yuan, dye, thread

THE CORONA CHRONICLES .8
photography, collage

1 WORLD
photography, solar light, miscellaneous hardware, kinetic, 7’x’3’x’3′

GATHERING SHADOWS
oil paint on solid ash wood blocks, 20” x 20” x 5’, 4’, 3’

TERRA EXTERNA
photography installation_Silverwood County Park

WHAT SHAPES US
willow sculpture_Wisconsin River

BORDERLAND What Holds Us
photography, braille

INSEX
painting

THE ECLIPSE OF REASON
photography

A SOCIETY OF WONDER
photography

1 WORLD cuba
sculpture

untethered, auto-didact, visual and performance artist, thomas ferrella resides in madison, wi, he has participated in a carl wilkens fellowship, nominated by TIME for a “can’t miss” photography show at the gage gallery [chicago] in 2016, won an NBC award for his 30 year photo-documentary work of roadside memorials titled not forgotten, premiered his 1 world project in camaguey, cuba in 2017 and just completed and performed his third film, ghost wars with his band you of all people at elastic arts studio [chicago] and at the mmsd planetarium [madison], his second film shadowlands was a commission piece that showcased in paris and chicago, he is also known in small circles for running bluestem jazz in madison

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GHOST WARS

Film

the illusion of permanence

Sculpture

! fire

Photography

the corona chronicles

Photography

shadowlands

Film

gathering shadows

Sculpture

mindstorm

Film

magically delicious

Painting

1 WORLD [cuba]

Photography

a cold read

Photography

a society of wonder

Photography

adornment

Photography

an invitation to poetry

Photography

borderland

Photography

hybrid

Photography

mandala

Photography

not forgotten: wisconsin roadside memorials

Photography

not forgotten: chicago street memorials

Photography

phantasmagoric

Photography

topos

Photography

…but they don’t fall down

Painting

endangered wisconsin

Painting

miscellany

Painting

1 WORLD [usa]

Sculpture

a mutual curiosity

Sculpture

a poetic larceny

Sculpture

a river of tears

Sculpture

ceci n’est pas une plume

Sculpture

eco ephemeral

Sculpture

november reliquary

Sculpture

terra externa

Sculpture

what shapes us

Sculpture

(n) ice

Photography

sastrugi

Photography

the eclipse of reason

Photography

in the key of dreams

Photography

black and white wisconsin

Photography

insex

Painting

Kirtland’s Warbler

Painting

día de muertos

Sculpture

saṃsāra

Sculpture

chief of sinners though i be

Sculpture

jazz

Music

you of all people

Music

artistthomasferrella

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Mar 24

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how to tend a bonfire wisconsin style!  the result of my conservation project #6 was this huge pile of invasives which got torched at governor nelson state park, yes hotdogs were roasted - ha!

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how to tend a bonfire wisconsin style! the result of my conservation project #6 was this huge pile of invasives which got torched at governor nelson state park, yes hotdogs were roasted - ha!

#contemporaryphotographer #naturalartistry #experimentalart #madisonphotographer #wisconsinphotography #madisonart #madisonartist #wisconsinartist #wisconsinart #supportlocalart #buyart #customart #modernart #moderartist #contemporaryart #fire #firephotography #conservation #governornelsonstatepark #invasivespecies #invasivespeciesremoval
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artistthomasferrella

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Mar 23

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welcome to the upper peninsula

#contemporaryphotographer #naturalartistry #portraitart #experimentalart #madisonphotographer #wisconsinphotography #madisonart #madisonartist #wisconsinartist #wisconsinart #supportlocalart #buyart #customart #modernart #moderartist #contemporaryart #blackandwhitephotography #bnwphotography #bnwart #bnwnature #bnwwisconsin #bnw_photography #theup #snow #upperpeninsula

welcome to the upper peninsula

#contemporaryphotographer #naturalartistry #portraitart #experimentalart #madisonphotographer #wisconsinphotography #madisonart #madisonartist #wisconsinartist #wisconsinart #supportlocalart #buyart #customart #modernart #moderartist #contemporaryart #blackandwhitephotography #bnwphotography #bnwart #bnwnature #bnwwisconsin #bnw_photography #theup #snow #upperpeninsula
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artistthomasferrella

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Mar 23

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15 second reprieve: becoming blue

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15 second reprieve: becoming blue

#contemporaryart #naturalartistry #experimentalart #wisconsinvideography #madisonart #madisonartist #wisconsinartist #wisconsinart #supportlocalart #customart #modernart #modernartist #contemporaryart #wisconsinvideo #naturevideo #departmentofnaturalresources #contemporaryvideo #conservationartist #experimentalart #15secondreprieve
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artistthomasferrella

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Mar 20

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tron milwaukee

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tron milwaukee

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artistthomasferrella

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Mar 15

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working on my psychedelic chops

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working on my psychedelic chops

#contemporaryphotographer #naturalartistry #experimentalart #madisonphotographer #wisconsinphotography #madisonart #madisonartist #wisconsinartist #wisconsinart #supportlocalart #buyart #customart #modernart #moderartist #contemporaryart
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artistthomasferrella

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Mar 13

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DEMOCRACY  flag #4 – mao, @overturegalleries at the @overturecenter 201 state st, madison, wi, mar 7th-june 4th, opening reception may 5th 5-9pm

#madisonart #wisconsinart #madisonpainting #contemporaryartist #buylocalmadison #experimentalart #customart #madisonpainter #oilpainting #moneyart #mao #uscurrency #economy #americanflag #flagart

DEMOCRACY flag #4 – mao, @overturegalleries at the @overturecenter 201 state st, madison, wi, mar 7th-june 4th, opening reception may 5th 5-9pm

#madisonart #wisconsinart #madisonpainting #contemporaryartist #buylocalmadison #experimentalart #customart #madisonpainter #oilpainting #moneyart #mao #uscurrency #economy #americanflag #flagart
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artistthomasferrella

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Mar 8

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more !fire

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more !fire

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artistthomasferrella

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Mar 6

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15 second reprieve: the power of water

#contemporaryart #naturalartistry #experimentalart #wisconsinvideography #madisonart #madisonartist #wisconsinartist #wisconsinart #supportlocalart #customart #modernart #modernartist #contemporaryart #wisconsinvideo #naturevideo #departmentofnaturalresources #contemporaryvideo #conservationartist #experimentalart #15secondreprieve

15 second reprieve: the power of water

#contemporaryart #naturalartistry #experimentalart #wisconsinvideography #madisonart #madisonartist #wisconsinartist #wisconsinart #supportlocalart #customart #modernart #modernartist #contemporaryart #wisconsinvideo #naturevideo #departmentofnaturalresources #contemporaryvideo #conservationartist #experimentalart #15secondreprieve
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artistthomasferrella

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Mar 4

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drip drip

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drip drip

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Mar 3

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💥💥💥

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Exploration is the simplest way to assay his work.
Thomas Ferrella is a Wisconsin-based artist who conceptualizes a piece or a body of work based on visual clues and their subsequent sensory perception. He speculates in a variety of artistic mediums, frequently commenting on and responding to social and environmental causes using truth as his guide. Photography has been the foundation though he willfully strays into music, video, painting, large scale installations, sculpting in wood and found objects. His art is as free as is his interpretation of the world.  Everything is fair game.
Common threads exist though he considers them irrelevant. His aesthetic is a natural abstraction, a graphic documentation, a personal dialogue, an invitation to poetry.

    © 2014 Thomas Ferrella / All rights reserved