ARTOZE International Art Magazine | Edition: Oct - Dec, 2020

October - December 2020
ARTOZE
A rtist
Stories
“Inspire and Empower”
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Featured artist - Tommy Balogh
The great Armenian-American
painter Arshile Gorky once said,
“Abstraction allows man to see
with his mind what he cannot see
physically with his eyes. Abstract
art enables the artist to perceive
beyond the tangible, to extract the
infinite out of the finite. It is the
emancipation of the mind. It is an
exploration into unknown areas.”
Art has a voice that has different
tones and pitches, which we as
humans capture through the magical
notes of our fingers. This voice
needs to be sung through the flairs
of paintbrushes and strokes of
paints, filling a blank canvas with
mesmerizing colors and creating
an alternate reality filled with
hues of wonder and incredulity.
Tommy Balogh is an Australian artist
residing in Australia who specializes
in light-reactive organic abstract
art. His Instagram account is one
that you need to get your eyes
accustomed to, a bash of different
colors, from bright to mellow
tones, to pastels to greyish hues
all blended with different designs
and intricacies. He current follows
art trends like the spearhead interactive
organic abstract art. He likes
to follow and gain exposure from a
handful of fluid art accounts and
people with a unique artistic vision
that keep him inspired and intrigued.
priceless in the eyes
of the creator and the
viewer, to know that a
certain story or lesson
is being conveyed is
what blossoms its value.
Tommy’s work aims at
awakening our sense
of awe and wonder
through his arts fusion
of organic abstract form
and light within people
and he successfully
does this with immense
grace and poise.
He has developed his
career from scratch,
never shying away from
taking major opportunities
and learning
and growing with them
through an eclectic mix of experiences.
Long story short, it started
with graduating with an Honor from
the Australian National University
School of Art to a stint in street
art on the streets of Sydney, to an
invite-only residency to Germany
by the founders of VIVID international
light festival, to his most
recent collaborations with international
companies, entrepreneurs
and thought leaders. It’s been an
incredible journey on which his family
is also quintessential to him and
his path as an artist and person.
Pictured above: Artist, Tommy Balogh
individual for that matter to find
worth in their being and is a motivating
force to keep trying and daring
to take higher leaps. Tommy is proud
of many things but the most significant
turning points for him is the
landmark exposition at Nishi Gallery
in 2016 in Canberra, Australia. Voyage
was his most successful exhibition,
it made the Australian National
News and he was interviewed on TV
to tell his story, plus the invite-only
residency to Studio Kybra, Germany
which gave him extraordinary experiences,
opportunities and contacts.
A meaning and purpose behind an
artwork is what makes it even more
Pride and self-satisfaction are components
that help an artist or any
This pandemic has brought out the
challenges in life that we thought
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