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Categories: public art Posted on November 2016February 2018

Metallographic Cosmos

Metallographic Cosmos is a 1,400 square foot floor-to-ceiling wall print located on the first floor of Hall D in the George R. Brown convention center. It works within the themes of space … Continue readingMetallographic Cosmos

by Britt Thomas
Categories: video Posted on July 2013May 2019

Scream Queens

Scream Queens is an 8-channel video installation in which actresses lip-synch the screams of female protagonists from various famous horror movies spanning over sixty years. Films such as Psycho, The … Continue readingScream Queens

by Britt Thomas
Categories: video Posted on June 2013June 2013

DUETS

Duets revolves around amorous expectation. It depicts actual couples arranged in poses derived from classic romantic film scenes. While many people may have grand visions about romance, it rarely equates … Continue readingDUETS

by Britt Thomas
Categories: video Posted on June 2013May 2019

Run-Through: The Chase

The Chase is a video displays a specific, yet generic film scene. Actress Janin Stenzel repeatedly rehearses her role as the standard female protagonist. In this video, she concentrates on … Continue readingRun-Through: The Chase

by Britt Thomas
Categories: video Posted on February 2013March 2014

Breathe

This is a sampling of four out of eight breathing holes that I have created in total. Each hole is meant to be shown on a separate screen or projector. … Continue readingBreathe

by Britt Thomas
Categories: photography Posted on May 2012March 2014

Members

These photographs are studies for the series, Members, a collection of 1:1 scale straight photographs depicting isolated body parts emerging out of a sea of black.  Modeled after the anatomical … Continue readingMembers

by Britt Thomas
Categories: interactive Posted on September 2011February 2018

A Prospective Place

A Prospective Place is a site-specific performance that took place at Skydive Art Space in Houston, TX. The location had an unfinished stairwell with four steps, a stoop, and then … Continue readingA Prospective Place

by Britt Thomas
Categories: video Posted on May 2011February 2019

Flower Garden

Flower Garden from Britt Thomas on Vimeo. Dawning coordinating floral garments and hoods, a mass of intertwining women cuddle and cling to one another between bursts of snaking movements and … Continue readingFlower Garden

by Britt Thomas
Categories: interactive Posted on May 2011February 2019

Entre Nous

  Entre Nous is a hanging costume that welcomes viewers to enter it. When inside, the viewer is met with an image of his or herself delivered through a closed … Continue readingEntre Nous

by Britt Thomas
Categories: photography Posted on May 2011May 2019

accoutrements

In this grid of photographs, various bows and flowers were removed from the center of bras and displayed like mounted, preserved butterflies. They are enlarged and printed at 10 x … Continue readingaccoutrements

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This is an international maritime flag that I crea This is an international maritime flag that I created from two deconstructed G-Spec U.S. internment flags. G-Spec stands for “government specified” and the designation means that it meets certain requirements per Title 4 of the U.S.C. in order to be used as an internment flag in official ceremonies. The maritime flag that I created is the “U” (Uniform) flag. When flown alone, it is a warning flag meaning “You are standing into danger.” That also is the title.

I can’t say there was one particular inspiration for this flag when I started working through the idea in 2020. It’s been a year of reflection on so many aspects of how we are handling ourselves as a nation. One thing I can say for sure is that while I was initially deconstructing the flags, the January 6th storming of the capital was taking place. It was surreal to be sitting in my studio watching the live coverage as I was taking apart the symbol of our union. I was also surprised by how it felt to take apart the flag. 

I know I need better documentation. I want to set the flag against something that isn’t a white wall so the colors can pop. The ladder gives scale.

#youarestandingintodanger
In conjunction with Denver Photography Month @mopd In conjunction with Denver Photography Month @mopdenver, the 9th Annual Society for Photographic Education (SPE) Combined Caucus Exhibition is coming up at Dateline Gallery @ddaatteelliinnee. The opening reception is on Friday, March 19th, 6-11pm and the exhibition runs through April 10th, 2021.

The exhibition is an open theme, juried exhibition of photographs by members of the Multicultural, LGBTQ and Women's caucuses within the SPE. It was juried by Endia Beal @endiabeal, a North Carolina-based artist, curator, and author. Beal's work merges fine arts with social injustice. She uses photography and video to reveal the often overlooked and unappreciated experiences unique to people of color.
 
This year’s exhibited artists include:
Alyson Belcher @alysonbe
Amanda Musick @musickamanda
Bryan Florentin #bryanflorentin
Julianne Clark @julieclarkart
Lali Khalid @lalikhalidphotography
Laurie Blakeslee @lblakesl
Michael Darough @michaeldarough
Natasha Moustache @natashamoustache
Nick Simko @hayride_to_hell
Rhonda Vanover @rhondavanover
Shauna Caldwell @shaunacaldwell
Stephen Marc #stephenmarc
Steven Baboun @stevenbaboun 

Photo by Steven Baboun.
 
SPE National @spenational
Multicultural Caucus @spemccaucus
LGBTQ Caucus @spelgbtq
Women’s Caucus @spewomens
 
#specombinedcaucusexhibition2021 #societyforphotographiceducation #mopdenver #datelinegallery #ddaatteelliinnee
On this day last year, as everyone was stocking up On this day last year, as everyone was stocking up on toilet paper and hunkering down for the city-wide shutdown, we were waiting on the coroner at Paula’s apartment. It’s still surreal to think that @paulanewt is no longer with us. In any other circumstances, today is Sunday and we would have met up for our usual morning coffee. Things have changed so much and we still have not had an opportunity to properly celebrate Paula’s life. One day we will all be back together hugging and sharing memories. Until we can safely gather again, I’m sharing this photo of little Paula. Doesn’t she look adorable in her softball uniform!? ♥️ Miss her.
SNOW DAY!!! I am in Houston, TX. We rarely get any SNOW DAY!!! I am in Houston, TX. We rarely get any accumulation. I think this is only the second time in a decade? It was ushered in by a lot of freezing rain and sleet overnight, but we had a dusting of the white stuff in the end! For many young Texans, this is their first experience of snow. May only good memories take place today. 💙🥶🌨❄️
For his last full day in office, I am sharing an i For his last full day in office, I am sharing an in-progress piece. I’ve been thinking about the ways that Trump and his administration have created new symbols, new terms, new language. While he may go away (will he though?), his influence will be around for generations. Tomorrow though, we will still celebrate a victory for this country in moving toward our never ending quest for equality, liberty, and justice through democracy.
I’m in a new online exhibition! @dontsmilephoto I’m in a new online exhibition! @dontsmilephoto created an exhibition titled “Did That Just Happen?” of photos made in 2020. A zine is soon to come as well! You can find a link in my bio as well as Don’t Smile’s bio. Please go take a look!✌️

#didthatjusthappen #dontsmile #womenphotographers #dontsmilephoto #onlineexhibition #onlinephotographyexhibition #contemporaryphotography
Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! We are entering t Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! We are entering the last 12 hours of 2020, and I wanted to share an apt online exhibition I am in to close out the year. 

Please click on the link in my bio to visit @float_magazine’s Annus Horribilis [Horrible Year] curated by @admkbl. I am honored to be included in this group of 15 artists and 21 amazing honorable mentions such as the talented @andreduane! ❤️ 

Let’s enter this new year with the strength that comes from being tested and the hope that comes from knowing that even the worst moments in our lives never last forever. 

Photo: June 17th 2020
Statement: On February 27th, 2020, President Trump, discussing COVID-19, said, “One day - it’s like a miracle - it will disappear.” Struck by the willful ignorance of this statement, I started to record any words he said or wrote on the assured disappearance of the coronavirus.  Given soap’s important role during the pandemic and its ability to disappear through use, I found that casting President Trump’s words in soap was an appropriate format for creating a permanent record. The soap is colored with activated charcoal and laid on top of various white tablecloths. Each phrase cast in soap takes approximately 24 hours of hand washing to fully wash away. The resulting cloth remains permanently stained though; leaving an imprint that will never fully go away. Much like the effects of Covid-19 and our leadership’s handling of this pandemic, it has permanently changed us.

#brittthomas #annushorribilis #soapart #soapmaking #trumpquotes #artduringcovid19 #fadingaway
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