TMT Artist Clique
Thomas | Moran | Tecosky
TMT Collective is named after the three glass artists that currently contribute. Kimberly Thomas, John Moran, and Leo Tecosky came together to create exhibitions with a common understanding of material innovation and narrative sculpture in their field. Read the manifesto
Kimberly Thomas
Kimberly Thomas is a biracial interdisciplinary sculptor and flameworker. She is a current artist in residence at Penland School of Crafts in Bakersville, NC. and is known for her work’s intentionally flawed and unusual motifs as well as her intricate sculptural inventions.
John Moran
John ‘sleepy’ Moran is a contemporary artist, using glass as his primary medium. He seamlessly blends impeccably sculpted glass components into representational sculptures, weaving in fabric, found objects, resins, and a variety of other materials into his work.
Leo Tecosky
Leo Tecosky deconstructs iconography through an impressive range of glassmaking techniques. From graffiti letters etched with Islamic patterns to hot-sculpted, Wildstyle-arrow installations, Tecosky juxtaposes the complexity of visual language with the fluidity and transparency of glass.
TMT Manifesto
To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
-Marilyn Vos Savant
Art has become a continuous cycle, driven by vapid decorativism. A monotonous set of academic exercises has been deemed ‘conceptual', regurgitated idealistic notions have become synonymous with ‘technical expertise', and unremarkable factory fabrications are artlessly regarded as ‘high craft'. We bear witness to the disposal of artistic integrity, the scrapping of critical creation and, to the reality that the art world is modeled in the likeness of patriarchal hegemony.
Defiantly, we see what the viewer has forgotten. There is beauty in the unknown, the derelict, and the overlooked. There are more important themes than decoration and celebration. We are here to make a change. We are a manifestation of intersecting timelines and divergent methods of working intertwined with a distinct awareness of socio-political concepts, spiritual and metaphysical ideologies, as well as, the rhythmic and somatic qualities of glass. We are TMT. Our objective is simple and clear: to initiate the evolution that will eclipse the status quo. We are visionaries, a radical clique of international sculptors, founded by Kimberly Thomas, John Moran, and Leo Tecosky.
United by a material, bound by a search for cognizance and authenticity. We fill the void. We seek depth. We seek substance.
We seek intention. We are the quintessence, volatile and poised to ignite. We are the red pill, dangerous to ingest, dilating your third eye, opening your mind to true understanding. We are NOT silent observers. We are Thomas, Moran, Tecosky.
