Tom Burtonwood: Art, Philosophy, Community and Pragstraction

Tom Burtonwood: Art, Philosophy, Community and Pragstraction🍧🍧Click Here to take the noseyAF Listener Survey! I Want Your Feedback Pretty Please! 🍧🍧This week on noseyAF, Tom Burtonwood comes to speak I sit down with Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist Tom Burtonwood on nsoeyAF Live to talk about his recent exhibition at 21C Museum Hotel and his ongoing project, A Cube is a Rectangle. Tom’s work blends drawing, sculpture, and animation, engaging deeply with ideas of repetition and transformation inspired by philosopher Gilles Deleuze.We also explore and brainstom on Tom’s new and brewing artistic movement and philosophy—Pragstraction—a fusion of pragmatism and abstraction that encourages artists to embrace constraints while experimenting with non-objective forms. Tom shares how this approach connects to community building and creating a more supportive, collaborative art world.If you’ve ever wondered how artists navigate the digital era, build movements, and stay rooted in their values, you’ll want to hear this conversation.What we talk aboutThe origins and evolution of A Cube is a RectangleHow “Pragstraction” blends pragmatism and abstraction in artThe role of repetition and transformation in Tom’s cube sculptures and animationsBuilding supportive artist communities instead of competitive onesThe future of art in the digital ageThings We MentionedTom Burtonwood’s websiteNoseyAF Listener SurveyVideoKaffeAll about Tom BurtonwoodYou’re gonna love Tom—he’s a multidisciplinary artist and educator, born in sunny Manchester and raised in the North of England, now calling Chicago home since 2001 (class of Stanley Kubrick, no less). He’s an Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he brings his passion for sculpture, drawing, animation, and sound to the next generation of artists. Tom’s work explores perception, transformation, and the ways art can spark community and social change.Sponsor Shoutout 💖This episode is brought to you by YOUYour support keeps noseyAF going! Fill out the listener survey, share the show, or treat yourself to some pins and prints in the shop.Chapters:• 00:15 - A New Beginning• 02:41 - Introduction to Tom Burtonwood and His Artistic Journey• 10:03 - The Evolution of Artistic Inspiration• 18:29 - Introducing Pragstraction: A New Art Movement• 24:13 - The Impact of Drawing on Memory and Consciousness• 28:22 - Exploring Shapes: Philosophy and Practice• 34:23 - Exploring Pragstraction: Community and Collaboration in Art• 42:05 - Transitioning to New Artistic Ventures• 44:24 - Exploring Collaborative Art Through Technology• 52:31 - Exploring the Intersection of Art and Animation• 58:32 - Exploring the Intersection of Sound and AnimationConnect with Tom BurtonwoodWebsite: tomburtonwood.comTom on InstagramConnect with StephanieCheck out my workFollow me on InstagramJoin the Good Stuff Only NewsletterListen to more episodesSupport & FeedbackShare noseyAF with friendsRate & Review the ShowBuy Pins & Prints | Shop ArtEpisode CreditsProduced, Hosted, and Edited by Me, Stephanie (teaching myself audio editing!)Lyrics: Queen LexInstrumental: Freddie Bam FamBreak Instrumentals: Aubrey Modium