Thomas P. Hlas

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Tom Hlas is an abstract painter who works primarily in acrylics. His abstract work and often times conceptual titles allow the viewer to draw their own inspiration, meaning, and enjoyment from the work rather than be influenced by the artist's own underlying thoughts and feelings present when he created the work. Born in 1954 near the small, rural town of Elberon, Iowa, where he grew up the eighth of ten siblings, Tom moved to the Washington, DC area to do postgraduate work and then later to Miami, Florida. He now resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tom studied drawing and painting with Ken Conley and Laura Conley at the Montgomery Community College in Rockville, Maryland, early in his career. His diverse educational experiences, from a Bachelor degree in Vocal Music and postgraduate studies in philosophy and theology to on-the-job training in the marketing, graphic design and art reproduction world, have all colored his artistic work. He finds a kinship and inspiration in the abstract expressionists, color field painters, and the print makers and minimalist artists of today. In both 2009 and 2010, he was awarded a one-month artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT. The combination of elements, drawn from his unique experience and psychology, unite within each painting to yield work that has the integrity of an original. Each individual piece can stand by itself. Yet when viewed in context of the body of work, the paintings point to an evolving artistic language that is interconnected and dynamic.

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