Biography
Born in 1976, Thompson grew up in a rural area just south of Saint Louis. The rural area included fields, woods, creeks, and an old dump site for automobiles. She spent her leisure time exploring the land. Thompson’s appreciation of nature and its relationship to the disregarded artifacts matured over the years and became her core motive for creating art. Thompson received her formal education and her degree from Washington University in Saint Louis.
As an artist, Thompson draws from the sense of harmony between nature and artifacts. She refers to the characteristics left behind on the artifacts as the “visual yore." The rusting, fading, and cracking of the artifacts all tell stories. Depending on the artifacts, the story cannot only be about climate, but also about era, economics, and/or social changes.
As a multimedia artist, Thompson creates in four main categories: drawing, painting, sculpting, and photography. Drawings and paintings are used as a media to study relationships between two subjects. When sculpting, Thompson gathers artifacts and elements from nature. She creates ornate assemblage pieces from the gathered objects. When photographing, Thompson selects subjects that emulate a visual narrative. The subjects themselves, or their visual yore, are then formally organized to enhance their characteristics. All of Thompson’s pieces are grounded in the respect and understanding of her subjects, their contexts, and most importantly, the relationships between each other.
As an artist, Thompson draws from the sense of harmony between nature and artifacts. She refers to the characteristics left behind on the artifacts as the “visual yore." The rusting, fading, and cracking of the artifacts all tell stories. Depending on the artifacts, the story cannot only be about climate, but also about era, economics, and/or social changes.
As a multimedia artist, Thompson creates in four main categories: drawing, painting, sculpting, and photography. Drawings and paintings are used as a media to study relationships between two subjects. When sculpting, Thompson gathers artifacts and elements from nature. She creates ornate assemblage pieces from the gathered objects. When photographing, Thompson selects subjects that emulate a visual narrative. The subjects themselves, or their visual yore, are then formally organized to enhance their characteristics. All of Thompson’s pieces are grounded in the respect and understanding of her subjects, their contexts, and most importantly, the relationships between each other.