Tom Allsop

This website is a comprehensive collection of all my work. A gallery format features descriptions and photos of said work, which are indexed by date of creation. You can also view the documentations of relevant shows underneath.

  • Gallery of Works
  • Ron Mandos 'The Best of Graduates 2026'
  • KABK Graduation Show 2026

    Announcements:

    Delighted and honoured to have been selected for the Ron Mandos Young Blood Award 2026. The award was presented by Yvette van Caldenborgh of Museum Voorlinden during the festive opening of Best of Graduates 2026 at Galerie Ron Mandos.

    I will be presenting my work at 'The Best of Graduates 2026' by Galerie Ron Mandos. The show is from July 24 till August 30 in Amsterdam.

    Reproduction itself becomes an aesthetic condition. The quiet failures that occur through repetition, when an image is pushed toward uniformity but never arrives. Tools for repeated accuracy and structure, regulate movement and discipline the hand. Asking it to perform a mechanical gesture through repetition and restraint.

    As the hand adapts, it begins to mimic the machine. Gesture becomes learned, rehearsed, and efficient. Yet this conformity is unstable. The body resists full alignment. Fatigue, impatience, and restlessness accumulate, allowing subtle variations to surface. These deviations are not interruptions but evidence: the human emerging from a framework designed to suppress it.

    This website has been made by me and features no scripts or trackers. As of now the database consists of 4 html pages and 32 images.

    tomasallsop@gmail.com @tomasallsop