Artist for the new millenium: Artist for a thousand years

 The art of Thomadro is an expedition into the magical world of the relevant and of the absurd.  Of precision and of spontaneity.  Of humor and of concern.  His work knows no limit; it is infinite in direction and purpose.  He sees beauty in form and in design, both of the Creator and man-made.  His mind is his palette, he weaves color and subject in such a way as to awaken the viewers senses and plant their feet firmly in his dream.

Embracing the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words”, he believes that the true meaning of success in his life is to positively affect the environment and the lives of others with his work.  He hopes to bring a small measure of difference in the way the viewers of his art see the world in which they live.

This artist was born June 11, 1951 in the river city of Cincinnati, Ohio. His father Joe, a professional football coach, and his mother, Patricia, an artist, instilled in Thom a solid base from which to grow.  His natural sense of color and composition was apparent at a very early age and his parents encouraged his talent.  A color drawing done by Thom, not yet two years of age, still hangs framed in his parents home.  Although multi-talented (Thom is also a accomplished musician and photographer in addition to his painting, sculpting, printmaking and jewelry design skills) he always continued to draw and paint throughout his education.  He studied painting and printmaking in college earning his B.A. in Fine Art from San Diego State University in 1974.  In that year Thom had his first one man show of which noted art critic Richard Reilly wrote “skill, imagination, competence, professionalism and style…Madro has talent.”

More than three decades after this successful exhibition, Thomadro is still creating images of a world full of secret surprises and awesome beauty.  Step unto the balcony of time and vision.  Come explore the unconventional heart and mind of Madro’s world.

藝術家: 湯馬佐

湯馬佐生長於美國俄亥俄州辛辛那提市，從青年時期開始，他不斷為這個世界帶來歡樂與美好的事物，可謂一位真正的文藝復興人。他的雙親鼓勵他以顏色、組構及心情的自然感覺創作，在他兩歲之前，這些都曾出現在湯馬佐的彩色繪畫中。他的第一個「作品」仍被專業地表框起來，並懸掛在他雙親的家中。

湯馬佐在他青春年少時，以許多方法培養藝術天分，包含雕刻、版畫複製、珠寶設計、攝影和音樂鑑賞。但他仍熱衷於繪畫，在一九七四年，他自聖地牙哥州立大學畢業，獲得藝術學士學位。那年，他舉辦首次個展。

自此，湯馬佐在世界各地舉辦展覽，而他的贊助者名單讀來有如名人錄一般。