Tom Helyar-Cardwell’s practice sits within a tradition of contemporary object painting, with direct reference to the still life painting of the Northern Renaissance.
“My work is about nature, texture and most importantly how (my sculptures as my extension) and humans belong, need and act in nature.”
Magicians, sorcerers, wizards, and practitioners of magic by other titles have appeared in myths, folktales and literature throughout recorded history; fantasy draws on this background.