Items Similar to TV Dinner, Fried Chicken
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8
Terry ThompsonTV Dinner, Fried Chicken2016
2016
About the Item
Represented by George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles -- Artist Statement
Nothing But Neon, 2021
I see beauty in old neon signs.
I have always been fascinated by the glow inside the hand-bent, glass tubes. I enjoy the sculptural, mechanical, one-of-a-kind aspects of my subjects. And the words, fonts, caricatures, and colors; I love all of that too.
Sometimes these signs are weather worn, rusted and dilapidated, with layers of peeling paint – all of which speak to change, and unrelenting time. I try to embrace and honor these signs from a by-gone era, an idealized “America” reminiscent of my youth. They are part of our history, for better or worse.
My process begins with finding the sign. I spend a lot of time searching for them, looking on-line, and in books. Some I just stumble upon. When I travel, I hunt for signs, so many of my paintings chronical my travels. I’ve painted signs from Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, Indiana, Montana, Texas, and my home state of California.
I take lots of photographs of each sign, often at different times of the day. I study the sign; I strive to absorb the essence of the sign and the place. Then, after doing a basic drawing, I begin painting, usually in many thin layers. I often make numerous changes in color and composition, until I am happy.
Sadly, many of the signs that I’ve painted have since been destroyed or have disappeared. I never thought I would be doing documentation, but as time passes, this has become another facet of my work.
Artist Biography
Terry Thompson was born in 1963 in Mountain View, CA. His initial studies were in industrial technology and he worked as an equipment engineer for various tech companies in Silicon Valley. While the work was interesting to Thompson, he could not get away from painting and went on to receive his BA and MFA from San Jose State University (CA). Thompson has exhibited throughout the West Coast and his work can be found in private collections throughout the world and in the permanent collections of The San Jose Museum of Art, The Nevada Museum of Art, The California Museum -Sacramento, The de Saisset Museum of Art - Santa Clara University, and The Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Terry Thompson lives and works in San Francisco.
- Creator:Terry Thompson (1963, American)
- Creation Year:2016
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Fairfield, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU18322207953
Terry Thompson
For nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have lived and beat the odds. These sculptural signs exist as historically and emotionally charged metaphors for the unrelenting passage of time. In his paintings, Thompson seeks to to reveal the hidden beauty of these banal, rusty relics, by rendering them in paint. Thompson finds his subjects while exploring the forgotten back streets of cities across the United States. This act of discovery coupled with being in the physical presence of these signs, is crucial to his process. Thompson is searching for the diamonds in the discarded materials of our heavily commercial culture - the hidden beauty in the mundane and often-overlooked. Thompson is fascinated by packaging typography and graphics and has done a series of vintage food product paintings depicting TV dinners, soda and soup cans, cereal boxes, and candy wrappers. The oversized and playful paintings of these products take the mundane and re-packages it for our contemporary eyes - objects that were used and thrown away take on a new power to evoke emotion and memory. Thompson delves deep into the brilliant design aesthetic of the objects. From a time before the current mass media advertising bombardment of the devices we all carry in our pockets, these iconic signs and packages were an essential forms of advertising - if the sign caught your eye, you’d remember it. Instead of repetition as is the case now, designers had perhaps only one shot to make that statement. Text is a common thread uniting both the sign and packaging paintings as is Thompson’s interest in capturing what is often considered purely functional and utilitarian by one era yet comes to mean more in the ensuing years. These signs or product packages represent so much more with the passage of time - our youth and the ever present nostalgia for the perceived “simpler times” of the past. Terry Thompson was born in 1963 in Mountain View, CA. His initial studies were in industrial technology and he worked as an equipment engineer for various tech companies in Silicon Valley. While the work was interesting to Thompson, he could not get away from painting and went on to receive his BA and MFA from San Jose State University (CA). Thompson has exhibited throughout the West Coast and his work can be found in private collections throughout the world and in the permanent collections of The San Jose Museum of Art, The Nevada Museum of Art, The California Museum -Sacramento, The de Saisset Museum of Art - Santa Clara University, and The Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Terry Thompson lives and works in San Francisco.
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 1996
1stDibs seller since 2015
239 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 22 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Los Angeles, CA
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
More From This SellerView All
- TV Dinner - HamBy Terry ThompsonLocated in Fairfield, CTRepresented by George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles -- Artist Statement Nothing But Neon, 2021 I see beauty in old neon signs. I have always been fascinated by the glow inside the h...Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsPanel, Oil
- FruitBy Randall MooersLocated in Fairfield, CTRepresented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Mooers writes of his work, “My paintings begin with a serious sense of play, both in the staging and the creating of the compositions...Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsPanel, Oil
- ApricotsBy Randall MooersLocated in Fairfield, CTRepresented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Mooers writes of his work, “My paintings begin with a serious sense of play, both in the staging and the creating of the compositions...Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsPanel, Oil
- The Dinner TableBy Danny HellerLocated in Fairfield, CTRepresented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- I paint the reality of the Southern California environment: how structures once revered for their groundbreaking ideas in design and...Category
2010s American Realist Interior Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- NestBy Derek BucknerLocated in Fairfield, CTRepresented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Born in 1970, Derek Buckner at present lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and their two sons. The artist graduated from LaGuardia H...Category
2010s American Realist Interior Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
- Garden of EdenBy Terry ThompsonLocated in Fairfield, CTThompson's oil paintings of neon signage explore his appreciation for how these hand-made signs are built. This may be a result of the many years he spent as an equipment engineer in...Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
You May Also Like
- "Botanicals No. 2", Oil PaintingBy Gregory BlockLocated in Denver, COGregory Block's "Botanicals No. 1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of yellow and white blooms with 2 blue jars and a clear bottle. About the artist:...Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsPanel, Oil
- "Botanicals No. 1", Oil PaintingBy Gregory BlockLocated in Denver, COGregory Block's "Botanicals No. 1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of yellow and white blooms with a blue and clear bottle. About the artist: Greg...Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsPanel, Oil
- Realist Contemporary Still-Life Painting 'Trio of Apples' by Barbara VanhoveBy Barbara VanhoveLocated in Shrewsbury, Shropshire'Trio of Apples' by Barbara Vanhove is an exceptional still-life painting. You can almost pick up the apples to eat them, such is the detail with which they have been painted. Barbar...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsWood Panel, Oil
- Haldeon Diner 40″ x 60″By Randy FordLocated in Boca Raton, FLOne cannot appreciate this painting on a computer screen; in real life, it is absolutely amazing. Because you cannot appreciate it on a computer screen, our gallery has a unique policy. When purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep the artwork. If not, the buyer returns the piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! A collector should consider several factors when deciding from whom to purchase artwork online. Check the location of the seller. When one buys from a foreign seller, one also has to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item. When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When one purchases from an auction house, one pays a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”. So when one “wins” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. Secondly, when one purchases from an auction house, the buyer pays the packing and shipping fee, which are usually exorbitant. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. Thirdly, when one purchases from an auction house, the sale is final. If one receives the piece and is not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing the buyer can do about it. They are stuck with it. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep it. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways. About Randy Ford Exhibitions of Ford’s work have taken place at Art Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, Editions/Line Gallery, Marlton, NJ, Edward Hopper House Museum, Nyack, NY, Galería artelibre Zaragoza,Spain, Hughes Gallery, Boca Grande, FL, J. Willott Gallery, Palm Desert, CA, Jones & Terwilliger Galleries, Palm Desert, CA, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY, M.A Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Plus One Gallery, London, England, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY, Stricoff Fine Art, New York, NY, Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples FL...Category
2010s Photorealist Interior Paintings
MaterialsOil
- Bag of Marbles - Photorealistic Oil Painting on CanvasBy Stuart DunkelLocated in Los Angeles, CAStuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real world inspirations. His paintings show that the everyday object can be f...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Interior Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- "Harvest Season", Alexander Volkov, 30x40, Oil on Canvas, PhotorealismBy Alexander VolkovLocated in Dallas, TX"Harvest Season" by Alexander Volkov is an original oil on canvas. The photorealistic painting beautifully captures a room full of empty baskets and barrels stacked around a wooden b...Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil