Monday, May 11, 2009

Reclamation





I discovered Thomas Doyle by chance between the pages of Hi-Fructose, Volume XI. Originally, I intended to read an interview concerning Mark Ryden, but as soon as I saw the glass bell jars and disturbing situations I fell in love. Through the article, and a perusal of a his website I also discovered that his work is broken down into three categories: Distillation, Reclamation, and Bearings. In chronological order these classifications focus on domestic settings, romantic drama (my personal favorite of the three), and isolation (the main character often being a man in red).