“Thomas Dodd’s photographic art is dualistic in nature; contrasting light and darkness, life and death, beauty and horror and joy and sorrow. His works often have mythic and quasi-religious themes that pay homage to the Old Master traditions while at the same time draw from psychological archetypes that evoke a strong emotional response from the viewer. Although his artwork resembles paintings, his pieces are entirely photographic in nature, fusing many images into an organic whole His larger works are often presented in a mixed media form that adds a depth and texture that complements the photography beautifully.

Thomas Dodd began his career as a visual artist in 2005. Before that, he was best known as the harpist and songwriter for the 1990s musical group Trio Nocturna, a Celtic Gothic ensemble that put out three critically-acclaimed albums (“Morphia”, “Tears of Light” and “Songs of the Celtic Night”) and performed at author Anne Rice’s annual Halloween balls in New Orleans, as well as spawning an offshoot band called the Changelings. Thomas also played harp on two albums by Michael Gira (the driving force behind the influential post-punk band the Swans) – “the Body Lovers” and the Angels of Light “New Mother”.

The images that Thomas creates are basically a visual equivalent of the music he composed in the 1990s. Mythic themes and their relation to emotions and psychological states continue to be his primary subjects and motivations.

Thomas has had many major exhibitions of his work all over the United States and he has been part of numerous group and solo shows around the world. He has work on permanent exhbition in Paris at the Galerie L’oeil du Prince and at the Art Gallery Constantin in Senlis France and has had his work displayed at the European Chic Art Fair and many other venues.

In addition to his accomplishments in the Fine Art field, Thomas also does commercial and editorial photography for a diverse array of clients. He has designed cover art for numerous books and album projects, has worked with bands and musicians creating promotional images and has had his work published in countless magazines throughout the world. He is currently the subject of an upcoming documentary film on the art nude and censorship in modern times.”

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