Thompson Hall Home Away From Home

Thompson Hall works intuitively in a variety of media, specialising in acrylic paint and pastel. His work begins with observational sketches from the urban landscape, providing the basis for artwork that depicts the world as seen by Thompson. He is concerned with colour, shape and texture over representation. Rather than an accurate re-creation, he prefers to convey a mood with carefully mixed colours chosen to capture a visual equivalent to a particular emotional or spiritual state rather than depicting true-to-life colours.

In this newly commissioned series, Thompson wants the paintings to: “give the feeling of being somewhere else, besides your home, and the mixed emotions this creates”.

Thompson has reimagined views from his home in North London and views from his visits to Brighton and the renowned Regency Town House where this exhibition is presented.

Thompson draws inspiration from the expressionistic paintings of Chaim Soutine, and like his fellow Camden artist Frank Auerbach attempts to resolve his personal experience of the world through painting. He is also influenced by contemporary culture, especially the dreamlike sequences of the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London.