Tom Ferson

FAULTY COGNITIONS | 30 APRIL ​🗓 Opening Night: Thursday 30 April, 6–8pm ​📍 PIERMARQ* | 23 Foster St, Surry Hills ​🔗 Exhibition preview via link in bio ​Video by @bodie_fans Music by Tom Ferson @piermarqart @artincubator ​#TomFerson #FaultyCognitions #Piermarq #SydneyArt #contemporarysculpture

FAULTY COGNITIONS My solo exhibition opens Thursday, 30 April at PIERMARQ*. Co-opting the urgent, authoritative language of commercial signage and the semi-industrial fringe, Ferson’s exhibition, ‘Faulty Cognitions’, presents a series of new works that act as psychological monuments, standing as a testament to the tension between the desire for logical order and the messy, physical reality of the search for meaning. 🗓 Opening: Thursday 30 April, 6–8pm 📍 Location: 23 Foster St, Surry Hills 🔗 Link in bio for the exhibition preview @piermarqart @artincubator Slide one: 📷 by @bodie_fans (detail of STAY) Slide two: 📷 by @bodie_fans (detail of MINOR ROLE MAJOR PICTURE) #FaultyCognitions #TomFerson #Piermarq #SydneyArt #ContemporarySculpture

🚨FAULTY COGNITIONS OPENS TONIGHT 6PM @piermarqart . PYRRHIC VICTORY 2025 18 x 122 x 39 cm Plywood, timber, aluminium composite panel, acrylic paint, polyurethane varnish, brass threaded rod, brass and assorted metal fixings, galvanised steel flange, ribbon (pull tab), electrical components, incandescent light globes with brass holders, power supply. . On display @piermarqart as part of FAULTY COGNITIONS supported by @artincubator . #FaultyCognitions #TomFerson #Piermarq #SydneyArt #ContemporarySculpture

INFINITY 2026 102 x 57 x 7 cm Plywood, timber moulding, acrylic paint, crackle medium, polyurethane varnish . On display now @piermarqart as part of FAULTY COGNITIONS supported by @artincubator . #FaultyCognitions #TomFerson #Piermarq #SydneyArt #ContemporarySculpture

$ (GREEN) 2026 18 x 21 x 5 cm Pigmented cast epoxy resin, galvanised steel sections, metal fixings. . On display now @piermarqart as part of FAULTY COGNITIONS supported by @artincubator . #FaultyCognitions #TomFerson #Piermarq #SydneyArt #ContemporarySculpture

FAULTY COGNITIONS on view until 23rd May @piermarqart . SALE (UP TO 50% OFF) 2026 71 x 113 x 14cm Plywood, timber, pebbles, concrete, ceramic tiles, grout, PVC pipe, aluminium bar, stainless steel bird spikes, metal fixings, acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, enamel paint, polyurethane varnish. . "Each wall-based sculpture acts as a metaphor for what Ferson has attempted to accomplish through his artmaking, obtusely pointing towards the universal desire to be seen and understood as an artist. Pyrrhic Victory is hung on its side off of the wall, hinting at the nature of success and at what cost it might be achieved. Stay emerges in bold red text, like a request or warning sign to hold time or attention. Sale (Up to 50% Off) is cropped in half, literally offering a 50/50 split of the sign and the fragments of wall it was theoretically attached to. Collectively, they experiment with combinations of different materials and cultural contexts, borrowing from the bold elegance of times past and subverting them into the present." (Excerpt of essay by Chloe Borich) . On display @piermarqart as part of FAULTY COGNITIONS supported by @artincubator . #FaultyCognitions #TomFerson #Piermarq #SydneyArt #ContemporarySculpture

I photographed a wonderful exhibition at Piermarq Gallery this week. ‘Faulty Cognitions’ by Sydney-based artist Tom Ferson Draws on the visual language of signage and is informed by his training in art therapy. Tom is the first recipient of an Art Incubator grant for 2026, and this exhibition shows that grant bearing fruit! The show is a quirky, masterful display of integrating the conceptual with a floor-less understanding of colour, materiality and form. At a formal level Tom has constructed a series of relief sculptures of great variety; materials range from neon signage, pebble-crete, fibreglass and a heathy amount of glitter thrown in for good measure. Each piece is in essence a very singularly object from a formal perspective, while simultaneously adding to form a very tight larger installation; this is a notoriously difficult thing to do! ‘Faulty Cognitions’ is on view from 30 April to 23 May. #piermarqgallery #artincubator #tomferson #exhibition #art #sydneyart #sculpture #photographerofinstagram @tomferson @piermarqart @artincubator Photos: @docqment

That Which Was 29cm x 85cm x 9cm Aluminium composite panel, timber, acrylic paint, screws, polyurethane varnish. 2026 . Shown as part of LOCALS 2026 and available through @outregallery . This one feels like a spark that flew off the blaze of the body of work I've been working away at over the past 6 months. A sign of things to come... . . . . . . #textbasedart #typographicart #contemporaryaustralianartist #sydneyartist #faultycognitions

Point Road Park, Rozelle, NSW. Wangal Country 22cm x 30cm Oil on hardboard panel . Painted alongside @neil_ernest_tomkins . For artwork prices and availability, get in touch ✨ . . . . #pleinairlandscape #australianlandscapepainting #sydneyartist #landscapepainting

Lillypilly Waterfall, Lane Cove, NSW. Cammeraygal Country 22cm x 30cm Oil on hardboard panel. . This spot is walkable from my home so I get to see how different it looks day to day and season to season. After a downpour the water goes a flat murky olive green. Sometimes is has a misty blue glow when the light hits it just right. The day I painted it, a blanket of yellow and orange leaves sat on the surface and slowly rippled out towards me. It's only just off a path through the bush but I had it to myself for the hours I sat there. 😌 . Get in touch for prices and work availability. 💞 . . . . . . . . #landscapepainting #australianartist #sydneyartist #pleinairlandscape

Vance Oils on mounted aluminium composite panel  100cm x 130cm 2025 . This one is a commission from last year I'm particularly proud of. The work involved a photoshoot with Vance, but none of the other elements were present during the shoot and are the result of digitally manipulating imagery and working with paint to set them all in the same environment. The viewing angle was also shifted to make Vance look properly seated in that chair. I smile every time I see this work - he's just such a good boy! 🥹 . . . . . #petportraiture #portraitpainting #animalportraits #sydneyartist #oilpainting

Still Life With Vanity Mirrors 45cm x 30cm Oil on hardboard panel. . Had a bit of fun with a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde moment with this one. 😈 . Get in touch for a list of available work and prices. This work is currently with @_northgallery . . #selfportraiture #selfportraitpainting #portraitpainting #sydneyartist