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Only Words
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Tom E. Schilk
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Mixed media, unframed
- Size: 18”W x 24"H
- Framing additional and available upon request
“This work is about various things, obviously confinement and constraint but also about the harm of labeling people. These words make it easier for some to rationalize harming others. At the same time, there’s a difference in the work and in finding beauty despite the darkness. And while it may not be obvious, there’s hope there too.”
Tom E. Schilk, born in Philadelphia in 1959, is a self-taught artist whose work has been shaped by over two decades of involvement with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Tom is currently incarcerated at SCI-Phoenix. His artistic practice serves as a beacon, illuminating what lies hidden behind walls, both literal and metaphorical, that divide us. His art also functions as a quiet but compelling critique of the systemic incarceration of countless men, women, and children confined to darkened cells across the nation.
