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Categories: artwork, installation, sculpture Posted on May 2022May 2022

Mistakes Were Made

The phrase, Mistakes Were Made, is regarded as the king of non-apologies for a reason. It is defined as, “a passive-evasive way of acknowledging error while distancing the speaker from … Continue readingMistakes Were Made

by Britt Thomas
Categories: artwork, photography, sculpture Posted on March 2021May 2022

This Is Not A Red Hat

Inspired by the metamessaging of René Magritte’s The Treachery of Images, This Is Not A Red Hat asks the viewer to think about how red hats are no longer simply … Continue readingThis Is Not A Red Hat

by Britt Thomas
Categories: artwork, sculpture Posted on July 2020May 2022

Astroturfing

Astroturfing is a manipulation technique that masks the sponsors of a message or organization to make it appear like it originates from and is supported by grassroots participants. Techniques like … Continue readingAstroturfing

by Britt Thomas
Categories: artwork, sculpture Posted on February 2019April 2019

Lumps

Lumps is a group of soft sculptures originating from a cancer scare that I had when I found a lump in my breast. At the time, I didn’t have insurance … Continue readingLumps

by Britt Thomas
Categories: sculpture Posted on January 2011May 2019

Bones

These bone-like displays are assembled from second-hand bras. Undergarments are close to our skin every day to the point that they feel like part of our body. Underwires, clasps, elastic … Continue readingBones

by Britt Thomas
Categories: sculpture Posted on January 2011May 2019

Casualty in Formality

Casualty in Formality presents a body-like form created from layering dress shirts, suit jackets and slacks. The assemblage of clothing carries a volume and mass similar to a human body. … Continue readingCasualty in Formality

by Britt Thomas
Categories: sculpture Posted on December 2010May 2019

sacrifice

Sacrifice is a grouping of oyster shells drenched in melted chocolate. It was created in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on April 20th, 2010. Following the spill, a … Continue readingsacrifice

by Britt Thomas
Categories: handkerchiefs, sculpture Posted on December 2010May 2019

red handkerchief

Red Handkerchief is a white silk handkerchief painted red by repetitive kissing with red lipstick. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, the handkerchief is a symbol of love and fidelity. Othello … Continue readingred handkerchief

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I am proud to share with y’all my most recent in I am proud to share with y’all my most recent installation in the Window Box at Box13 Artspace! It is on view through July 16th. Optimal viewing is in the evenings when it’s lit up after it’s been freshly topped off with air on Saturdays. FYI: there’s a delicious new Thai food restaurant a few blocks away called @streettokitchen. Make a reservation or place a to go order one evening and then check out my installation in the @box13artspace window as you’re coming or going!
 
The phrase, Mistakes Were Made, is regarded as the king of non-apologies for a reason. It is defined as, “a passive-evasive way of acknowledging error while distancing the speaker from responsibility for it.” Public figures such as politicians, CEOs, celebrities and influencers apologize using careful language and linguistic techniques such as passive voice, nominalization, and shifting blame, while inserting caveats and qualifiers to effectively disassociate themselves from the main point of contention.
 
Ultimately, these rote public apologies appear to be largely performative, expedient smokescreens for ulterior motives. These swift gestures of regret made for mass consumption fall short of addressing larger issues or creating actionable solutions. Summed up best in author Shaka Senghor’s words, “You can’t fix the things that you are unwilling to acknowledge.” However, people still demand to see the show and judge how worthy or unworthy someone is of forgiveness.
 
#BrittThomas, #MistakesWereMade #Box13Artspace #WindowDisplay #ArtInstallation #InflatableArt #PoliticalArt #WordArt #TexasArt WomenArtists
Pam Francis: Photographs is on view @blafferartmus Pam Francis: Photographs is on view @blafferartmuseum through April 26th so you have two days left to see it since they are closed on Mondays. Go see and share some photos! I am unfortunately out of state the entire run of the exhibition that I was looking forward to seeing for over a year!😭 

I have a stunning copy of the accompanying book though. I was honored to have the opportunity to write an essay about Pam Francis’ photography for the book. This is my first published essay and I hope it won’t be my last. I thoroughly enjoyed the process and researching Pam Francis and her photographic techniques. It amazes me that the Houston creative community is so broad that we never had the opportunity to meet before her passing, but it’s not surprising in such a big city with so many overlapping yet divergent art communities. I’m thankful to have had the opportunity to learn about her and a big thank you to Christine Starkman for including me and working so hard to curate the exhibition and create this comprehensive book on Pam Francis’ photography and life. Now you have the opportunity to see her portrait photography in person for just two more days! Go see it! 

#pamfrancis #pamfrancisphotography #houstonphotographers #womenphotographers #portraitphotography
Y’all. I just bought this vintage 1950s Japanese Y’all. I just bought this vintage 1950s Japanese subminiature spy camera at an estate sale and I’m all about it today. It’s completely functional and I need to figure out how to get some film in it.😍🎞📷

#spycamera #vintagecamera #subminiaturecamera #crystarcamera #vintagespycamera
Today, my light and sound wall made in collaborati Today, my light and sound wall made in collaboration with Joel Love @fugalvoice went on view @lscnorthharrisart. It’s on view through April 14th so make plans to go see it if you’ve never seen it before, I’ll be happy to meet you up there if I’m available. Thanks to @rballin and @julie_devries for the opportunity, so happy to have a long showing of this piece in a great location.💙

#brittthomas #snowsalwaysmelt #lscnorthharrisart #lscnorthharris #lightsoundinstallation #contemporaryart #goseesomeart
When I was earning my master’s degree, I took a When I was earning my master’s degree, I took a number of photo history and seminar courses from Dr. David Lee Jacobs. One of the things I loved was that he brought in stereoscopes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes etc. from his personal collection so we could see and touch historical photographic processes and photographic instruments. It wasn’t just something we looked at in books or museums. I also loved the oddities he showed such as post mortem portraits or hand tinted “pornographic” daguerreotypes. He passed away in September 2021 and I’ve honestly been a little perplexed by the lack of eulogies within the various communities he’s been a part of over his life (with the exception of the society for photographic education). Regardless, that does not change the ways he’s affected his students over a long career in education. I recently purchased a stereoscope with David in mind. I hope to one day have a personal collection as well that I can share with my photography students to bridge that gap between learning and experiencing history. ❤️
We did a thing. Well, we are in the process of doi We did a thing. Well, we are in the process of doing a thing. We started a thing. 😬

Prince and I bought part of Butch Jack’s property and are building our dream live/work space out of this metal building. It’s going to be a long and scary process, but in the end, no more losing studios to rent increases, no more moving art storage around.  I am looking forward to going through it all with @princevthomas_art and to have awesome neighbors who we already know and love! It’s as close as I can get to my dream commune scenario within the city. 😂 I’ll post the occasional update over the next few years* as we make progress.
I haven’t shared in a while, so here is an in-pr I haven’t shared in a while, so here is an in-progress post. I started collecting business logos for companies with “patriot” in the title and altering them so that “patriot” was the only word. I am up to 162 altered logos and counting. It’s a good way to zone out 😂. My favorites are the ones that still show an identifiable trade. I only have 5 stamps, testing the idea out as a stamp and seeing what I could do with it. I am still contemplating and resolving what I want to do with these logos. I’m interested in the idea of manufactured patriotism, paid patriotism, how American patriotism is unique, how the term is used to signal to others what type of person you are, how it works like a Barnum statement when used, able to fit everyone’s widely varying definition of what a patriot is to them. Lots to work on still!
#patriotbranding #wip #wipart #politicalart #brittthomas
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