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Tom Franco
sculpture | painting | prints
Tom Franco
“My narrative work comes into play after developing my characters through sculptures and paintings and then bringing them further to life through story, drawings and song.
“I represent images of the Bay Area California where I live, our shared global culture, as well as scenes of my inner life in the subtler realms of reality. I consider myself an outsider artist, but I like to say insider artist... meaning that I believe in inventing techniques of manifesting ideas as art. Mostly this type of art is self taught and often very unique to the individual. And the third element in my style of work is that of collaboration. I love to work with other artists on the same piece. By doing this, my process always stays on the cutting edge of fun, unpredictable, explorative, and fast. It keeps me open to the stories, images and energies that I could never create on my own.”
Tom Franco has shown his work all over the United States and is represented by Jennifer Norback Fine Art in Chicago, Illinois, Verne Collection in Cleveland, Ohio, and Firehouse Art Collective in Berkeley, California.
Tom is the director for the Firehouse Art Collective in Berkeley California, a space for artists of all disciplines to co-create community and culture, and collectors to buy cutting edge art of lasting value. There are 6 California Bay Area locations, which include various combinations of art studios, group living spaces, event spaces, and micro storefronts for retail.