Thomas Tulis
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Thomas Tulis (born 1961 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American photographer and painter who lives and work in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tulis lives a very simple life.[1] This sparseness seems to infuse his work with a complexity not known to many in the art world.
His eye is the lens of his camera.
He creates surreal worlds for the viewer to experience through his eyes.
He anticipates an image to capture the essence of his subject matter.
After a couple of years of college, Tulis joined the U.S. Army. After the army he put all of his time and efforts into his art. In 1985 he was able to open his first studio and that same year was asked to do his first exhibition.
In "The South by Its Photographers" curated by Ellen Fleurov, Tulis' work was included with many other Southern artists including Shelby Lee Adams, Walter Beckham, Debbie Fleming Caffery, William Christenberry, Chip Cooper, William Greiner,[2] Birney Imes, Jack Spencer and Melissa Springer among others. This exhibition travelled from the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Alabama to Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina and the Louisiana Center for Arts and Sciences Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This became an auspicious exhibition that spurred the careers of many of these Southern photographers. This exhibition was also made into a book by Susan Sipple Elliott, with an introduction by John E. Schloder , The South by Its Photographers.
His work is in numerous collections throughout the US and Europe such as Milwaukee Museum of Art, Mint Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. In June 2002 his work appeared in 'House: Ten Artists Photograph Domestic Architecture,' an exhibit curated by Carol John at ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art.[3] He has also shown at The Contemporary in Atlanta Tulis was also represented by Agnes and had two solo and several group exhibitions there.[4]
His work has been covered by Creative Loafing, Aperture,[5] ShotsMag, and Oxford American.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Feaster, "Buh-bye Boho."
- ^ See Greiner's CV here.
- ^ Tulis's name is mentioned here.
- ^ According to this.
- ^ No. 130, according to Night News Vol. 5 No. 4.
[edit] External links
- Biography one short paragraph about Tulis at Art Worlds of Atlanta
- Buh-bye Boho: When bohemia meets middle age, it's fight or flight time. -Tulis's lifestyle (Cover Feature) by Feaster, Felicia
- Photos Do Not Bend," Dallas, Texas sales of Tulis's works
- Oyster Boy Review with links to work by Tulis
