Tom Speedy’s painting process is driven by an intuitive and experimental approach to decision making.
“My practice explores open and ambiguous narratives, often reflecting states of drifting, separation, and displacement. These ideas manifest in the swirling, fragmented, and cosmic qualities of the work. I combine landscape with figurative narratives, seeking tension between the figure and the world it inhabits. The motifs I use are drawn from fleeting, often mundane memories—snapshots taken while travelling. Figures engaged in leisurely acts like fishing, skating, or water polo are reimagined as otherworldly, hallucinogenic images on a grand scale. I am drawn to the untouched and unexplored qualities of our environment, a sort of “no man’s land” where unrelated places and incidents intertwine. This is a rich and unmined territory for me”.
Tom graduated with a BA (Hons) Fine Art from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design ’25. We were delighted to feature Tom in our BREAKOUTS 2025 show.
Tom currently has no work available to view in the gallery.