Thom Buchanan

Honoured to have my drawings animated in “The Tree of Light,” Slingsby third work in triptych 'A Concise Compendium of Wonder' 2026 Adelaide Festival. This powerful and extraordinary theatre piece by Slingsby Theatre Company is a truly visionary production for young adults and audiences of all ages. An epic and exquisitely crafted work, it feels especially poignant in this age of ecological uncertainty. I’m incredibly proud to be part of such a magical project and deeply humbled to contribute to its sense of wonder. Huge congratulations to the brilliant and beautiful team at Slingsby — what a massive achievement. May the final week of the season be a monumental success. Your phenomenal vision and courage shine a light in the darkness, helping us all see the wonder and beauty of this strange, fragile and extraordinary world we all share 🌏🌳💚 -1.Hero image Photo Alex Frayne -2. of my digital drawings/ sketches that didn't make show, but where beautiful stepping stones to get somewhere else Three new stories, inspired by classic fairytales, intertwine to form an unforgettable triptych. Experience each story individually or immerse yourself in an epic journey through the complete collection — all bound in one evolving wooden building that continually reveals new surprises. A CONCISE COMPENDIUM OF WONDER A triptych. Three timely tales. One epic journey. World Premiere, Adelaide Festival 2026 🗓 18 Feb - 15 Mar 📍 The Wandering Hall of Possibility, Plane Tree Lawn, Adelaide Botanic Garden 🎟 BOOK NOW [link in comments] This production is made possible by Slingsby’s Commissioning Circle @adelaidefestival , Botanic Garden CreateSA, Creative Australia, Novatech Creative Event Technology #AConciseCompendiumOfWonder #SlingsbyTheatreCompany #JourneyInWonder #AdelaideFestival #AdelaideFestival2026 #fyp #WhatsOnAdelaide #AdelaideTheatre

Thom Buchanan is the winner of the 2025 @Guildhouse_au  Artist's Choice Award. Multidisciplinary artist @ThomBuchanan dismantles the boundaries between built environments and human experience—rendering psychological and physiological landscapes in shifting, monumental forms.

🎉 Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 Guildhouse Artist's Choice Award in @salafestival – Thom Buchanan! 🎉 @thombuchanan was a finalist in The Advertiser Contemporary Art Award, and his artwork 'fractal paradigm' resonated with an overwhelming number of voters who submitted comments such as "This work spoke to me", "Thom has had an incredible impact on the creative arts within SA for years and continues to inspire" and "Thom’s works speaks so subtly to the layering of the worlds around us - ancient and modern, timeless and transient". Thom receives a Guildhouse Accredited Membership and $1,500 cash 🎁 Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for the finalist artwork that impressed them the most this SALA and supported South Australia's incredible practitioners during the festival. Our congratulations to every nominated artist, and every participating artist for SALA 2025! Image: Thom Buchanan and Tracy Le Cornu, Manager Guildhouse Professional Services, image courtesy the artist. #SALAfestival #SALA2025

Last day 11-4 @praxisartspace 'Buchanan’s powerful exhibition Fractal Paradigm urges a reconsideration of the way in which we colonise and occupy the environment, how we value it and how we might collectively plan for the future.'   Chris Reid, Barefoot Review 💛 Detail ''Edge of renewal' oil and acrylic on canvas 145x180cm 2025 Thank you @charlessturtsa for support. _____________________________________ #thombuchanan #painting #contemporaryart #artcollector #landscapes #cityscape

'Fractal Paradigm' last days, concludes Saturday 16th at @praxisartspace new suite of paintings During @salafestival 24th july-16th August 11-4 Fractal Paradigm examines the evolving tension between built environments and the natural world—interrogating the ways we inscribe ourselves onto the landscapes we inhabit, and how, in turn, those environments shape our perceptions, histories, and futures. Spanning imagined futures and lingering echoes of the past, this body of work invites a layered reading of time and space. Architectural structures emerge and disintegrate,organic forms collapse into geometry, and vanishing points recur as subtle thresholds—drawing the viewer into spaces that oscillate between intimacy and vastness, permanence and flux. These works do not seek resolution. Rather, they pose questions—about progress, decay, memory, and transformation. Through drawing and painting, I employ distortion, fragmentation, and scale to explore the constructed nature of perception itself, and the shifting thresholds between order and entropy. At the core of this practice lies a preoccupation with how space is occupied, remembered, and reimagined. As our cities expand and our ecological thresholds narrow, how might we conceive of environments that reflect both critical reflection and creative custodianship? I see the role of the artist not as a provider of answers, but as a provocateur—someone who renders complexity visible, and asks: what new paradigms might emerge from the fractures of the old? ----------- DM for commissions and catalogue of works Thank you for people coming to support and feedback it is greatly appreciated 🧡 Have a wonderful day full of love and light 🧡 Thank you to @charlessturtsa for supporting this exhibition. Huge thank you to Patty  Brilliant space 💛 'Edge of renewal' oil and acrylic on canvas 145x180cm 2025 ___________________________________________ #painting #contemporaryart #artist #artcollector #australianpainting #australianlandscape #juxtapoz #hypebeast #artguide #thombuchanan @highlight

5th time Finilist for THE ADVERTISER CONTEMPORARY ART AWARD. Super amplified to announce the 'fractal paradigm' has been selected as a finailists, Congratulation to all Finalists and SALA artists Looking forward to exhibiting this work along-side all these amazing artists. Its my fifth time selected as a finailists in this brilliant art prize, one day might take out an award haha (for persistence) fractal paradigm 2024, oil on canvas, 130 x 100 cm 'Step into a world where cities pulse with memory, and architecture leaves marks on the body as much as the skyline. Multidisciplinary artist Thom Buchanan dismantles the boundaries between built environments and human experience—rendering psychological and physiological landscapes in shifting, monumental forms. Colliding in this immersive exploration of how space shapes us, stretches us, and sometimes threatens to swallow us whole.' Award Exhibition : Aug 1-31st Mon-Fri 9-5pm Adverstier building 31 Waymouth St, Tandanya, Adelaide, Kaurna Yarta @praxisartspace 'fractal paradigm' exhibition till 16th August Brown Falconer Architects 'Palimpsest' till end of September, 5month Artist in residency, thankx to Guildhouse To request a catalogue of available works, please DM commiseration to the artsts that weren't seclected, I know the feeling of rejection, please don't loose hope. The sun is shining have a wonderful day💛 Fill your day with love and light🌱💚 ------------------------------------------ #thombuchanan #artcollector #art #contemporaryart #oilpainting #painting #artist #art_spotlight #artguide #cityscape #monuments #juxtapoz #hifructose #australianartist @highlight @salafestival @thetiser

You are cordially invited to the opening of new paintings in 'Fractal Paradigm' at @praxisartspace 24th of July 6pm During @salafestival l 24th july-16th August Fractal Paradigm examines the evolving tension between built environments and the natural world—interrogating the ways we inscribe ourselves onto the landscapes we inhabit, and how, in turn, those environments shape our perceptions, histories, andfutures. Spanning imagined futures and lingering echoes of the past, this body of work invites a layered reading of time and space. Architectural structures emerge and disintegrate,organic forms collapse into geometry, and vanishing points recur as subtle thresholds—drawing the viewer into spaces that oscillate between intimacy and vastness, permanence and flux. These works do not seek resolution. Rather, they pose questions—about progress, decay, memory, and transformation. Through drawing and painting, I employ distortion, fragmentation, and scale to explore the constructed nature of perception itself, and the shifting thresholds between order and entropy. At the core of this practice lies a preoccupation with how space is occupied, remembered, and reimagined. As our cities expand and our ecological thresholds narrow, how might we conceive of environments that reflect both critical reflection and creative custodianship? I see the role of the artist not as a provider of answers, but as a provocateur—someone who renders complexity visible, and asks: what new paradigms might emerge from the fractures of the old? Thank you to @charlessturtsa for supporting this exhibition Detail image 'the clearing' oil and acrylic on canvas 145x1480cm 2025 #painting #contemporaryart #artist #landscapes #cityscape #artcollector #thombuchanan

Complex histories, what a epic city 🇭🇰 my drive to pin a understanding on build environments and the systems and physiological ramifications of metropolis living in my practice its a archaeological dig, always searching for understanding. My parents lived in HK in 1970's wonder what it was like back then, how things change, been thinking and distilling time travel in a capsule #thombuchanan #artist #city #hongkong #cityscape

Humbled for nomination, South Australian Artist of the Year in SALIFE Awards 2024 Its been a HUGE phenomenal epic bonkers challenging rewarding year, 5 festivals, 3 international, 1 solo exhibition, 3 finalists art awards/prizes, 2 murals, 4 complex commissions and Exciting new works for Multiple new projects underway for next couple of years. Congratulations to all categories and nominees, and my fellow artists⭐⭐⭐! Thank you to whoever nominated me, I send you love and light and greatest gratitude. I'm totally humbled for your nomination, I've been making art all my life, its my way of communicating as a dyslexic human. It articulates, captivates and encapsulates my world, its what I've been put here to do, question, share and communicate. 'Transition 27' oil on canvas 180x145cm @salifepublications @brandsouthaus #salifeawards2024 #thombuchanan #artist

BÁRBAROS tour to Korea, Seoul.🇰🇷 Reflecting on an unforgettable and thrilling experience of the tour. Just trying to digest what a epic, wild whirlwind adventure to Seoul and Gunsan International Dance Festivals. Holding space with phenomenonal artists and colleagues, to share this profound, pertinate work, that questions what happening in this world right now, in history, and future omnipresent discourse was tuththfully humbling and so valuable. Asking questions is so so important. BÁRBAROS transcends language through wordless theatre / dance / sonic and sound and visual art. What a brilliant celebration of art forms. This is a testament, huge achievement and accolades for our powerhouse independent team of makers. Taking this work internationally demonstrates the fantastic, high calibre of making in South Australia and Australia. So so proud. 12 months of planning, negotiating and logistics, Lina Limosani, I don't know how you did it. Korea you are a magnificent magical extraordinary place, super kind and gracious. You host amazing food, powerful Art and culture 감사합니다 ,gam-sa-ham-ni-da 🇰🇷💙🤍❤🖤 endless Gratitude and love❤ Thank you for the love and admiration from audiences and crew in theatre and from festivals. To the Cast and Crew, i love you, even more than before! Thank you for your professionalism and extreme, Extrodanardary talent. @limosaniprojekts @quikant @janacastillo_ @rowan_rossi_ Rossi Ninz Donald , James Oborn. @adelaidesean , @renatehenschke , @mrgazzola , Tom Kitney and Davis Roberts This project is one of my favourites in my whole career thus far, it was so challenging and complex but so rewarding. I've done alot of crazy beautiful brilliant things in my practice. I took 3679 photos in Korea. Looking at them makes me smile. So much inspiration and fantastic memories. First of several posts Enough said.. Art makes my heart sing, I feel so very blessed 🖤🤍❤💙🇰🇷⚡ Huge thank you ⚡⚡⚡ @creative.australia Australia Korea Foundation @artssouthaus Australia @adelaidefescent @sidance_festival Gunsun Festival #barbaros #international #wordlesstheatre #limosaniprojekts #crossartform #sonic #contempora

Thrilled to be taking BÁRBAROS to the 🇰🇷Seoul International Dance Festival September 2024! Such a prestigious festival presenting the best of the best! Honoured to be part of this incredible lineup and to share my work with a global audience. Thank you to everyone who has supported this journey. And epic powerhouse team ⚡💚⚡ @creative.australia Australia Korea Foundation Arts South Australia @adelaidefescent @sidance_festival Bárbaros 2023 season  Review Jennifer Mills Bárbaros is a thrilling new dance work from an incredible team of independent artists. A deeply psychological work, it examines human hierarchy, violence, and the power dynamics that shift and quake beneath the surface of our so-called civilisation. Choreographer Lina Limosani continues to push boundaries. The body seems to metamorphose between animal, insect and machine, to move from gracious beauty to elemental force. Human figures struggle against and embrace their shadows, producing images of horror that ripple suddenly into an equal tenderness. The full expression of power relations runs through this performance, evoking grief and shame, brutality and kindness, struggle and triumph, hubris and decay. The three performers – Anton, Jana Castillo and Rowan Rossi – are mesmerising in their intensity, physicality and range. Bodies emerge from, climb, pierce and are absorbed back into the sculptural set. Thom Buchanan and Renate Henschke’s bold design is a sci-fi landscape, a mountain, spire, and podium, a garment, weapon and barricade; by the end of the tight performance it has become another character, exuding a world of emotion and bearing its own scars. Innovative, graphic costume design merges with the set in breathtaking ways. An ambient soundtrack by Sean Williams and James Oborn heightens the changing moods and punctuates the performance, helping to shape this dynamic, chiaroscuro work. Aching, confronting, and deeply moving, Bárbaros is unforgettable.  — Jennifer Mills, Australian Novelist and Writer  @millsjenjen #barbaros #international #wordlesstheatre #limosaniprojekts #crossartform #sonic #contemporarydance #sidance Photo credit: Alex Waite Mitchell

Super stoked to announce the 'fractural paradigm' has been selected for the Sunshine Coast National Art Prize out of 450 applictions $35000 prize pool  @caloundraregionalgallery On show from August 24 to 13 October, 2024  Congratulation to all Finalists, Looking forward to exhibiting this work along-side all these amazing artists. Its my third time selected as a finailists in this brilliant art prize. In 2010 I won the Peoples Choice Prize which was an amazing accolade  To request a catalogue of available works, please DM  'fractural paradigm' oil on canvas 130x100cm 2024 commiseration to the artsts that weren't seclected, I know the feeling of rejection, please don't loose hope.  Thank you to all sponsors,  @iasfineartlogistics for freighting The sun is shining have a wonderful day🌞 #thombuchanan #SunshineCoastArtPrize #NationalArtPrize #Artfinalist #streetscape #streetart #Art #Gallery #Exhibition #artists #artgallery #contemporaryart #painting #oilpainting #light #colour #artprize #finalist #austrailianart