Thrush Holmes Sold at Auction Prices

Hailing from the small town of Welland, Ontario, Thrush Holmes quickly entered the Toronto art scene as a record-breaking artist with high energy and strategy. The journey began when he started painting large, unruly and frantic canvases and selling them on eBay under the names of crafted alter-egos, such as "Herman Weiss" and "Truman Couture". This idea allowed him to make large sums of money quickly, and make an entrance into the city of Toronto and its market. In 2007 Thrush Holmes purchased exhibition space on Queen West and opened what he named the Thrush Holmes Empire, where he became an overnight success. What started as a way of "faking it" ultimately landed him an international reputation as a great young artist. He has been practicing in Toronto ever since.Holmes uses neon, spray paints, oils, pastels, and experiments with collage. His work is eclectic, bright, and full of energy. He practices in a variety of mediums and tackles notions of art, myth, and introspection. Holmes' work has been accessioned into numerous celebrity and high-profile collections, and has garnered considerable national and international critical acclaim.

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    • THRUSH HOLMES | Living Room Painting
      Nov. 21, 2018

      THRUSH HOLMES | Living Room Painting

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      signed with the artist's initials; signed on the reverse acrylic and spray paint on panel, in artist's frame  Executed in 2013.

      Sotheby's
    • THRUSH HOLMES | Fire Place Painting
      Nov. 21, 2018

      THRUSH HOLMES | Fire Place Painting

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      signed with the artist's initials oil on board, in artist's frame Executed in 2013.

      Sotheby's
    • THRUSH HOLMES | i. Let Us Compare Mythologies ii. Fucking Fuck Titles 002
      Nov. 20, 2018

      THRUSH HOLMES | i. Let Us Compare Mythologies ii. Fucking Fuck Titles 002

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      i & ii. acrylic on panel, in artist's frame 

      Sotheby's
    • THRUSH HOLMES | Fire Place Painting
      Jul. 31, 2018

      THRUSH HOLMES | Fire Place Painting

      Est: £2,500 - £3,500

      oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas, in artist's frame Executed in 2013.

      Sotheby's
    • THRUSH HOLMES, UNTITLED, 2016, mixed media on canvas, 82 ins x 60 ins; 208.3 cms x 152.4 cms
      May. 28, 2018

      THRUSH HOLMES, UNTITLED, 2016, mixed media on canvas, 82 ins x 60 ins; 208.3 cms x 152.4 cms

      Est: $6,000 - $8,000

      THRUSH HOLMESUNTITLED, 2016mixed media on canvas 82 ins x 60 ins; 208.3 cms x 152.4 cms Provenance:Commissioned by a Private Collector, Toronto, 2016The work of Thrush Holmes (b.1979) is immediately characterised by its frenetic energy. Great blurs of colour are cut with fluorescent slashes, bouncing from one side of the canvas to the next in an electric frenzy. Working in both intimate and monumental scale, his works are diverse, combining traditional media of oils and pastels with spray paint, collage, and neon light to create eclectic images that appear caught in the act of forming and re-forming themselves. Untitled discards figuration altogether, settling in to an aesthetic of erratic movement which seems unable to coalesce into one form. Colours seethe across the canvas, bounce off the edges, collide with each other in a flurry of movement that threatens to burst out of the frame - yet retains a delicacy and muffled softness, as if all this energy is contained beneath frosted glass. Addressing themes from mythmaking to yearning, Holmes’ pieces are caught in a rhythm of reinvention, each canvas radiating with an impulsive, interior vibrancy.Estimate: $6,000–8,000

      Waddington's
    • THRUSH HOLMES, TRUMAN COUTURE, mixed media with resin, 48 ins x 36 ins x 1.75 ins; 122 cms x 91.4 cms x 4.4 cms
      Apr. 13, 2015

      THRUSH HOLMES, TRUMAN COUTURE, mixed media with resin, 48 ins x 36 ins x 1.75 ins; 122 cms x 91.4 cms x 4.4 cms

      Est: $6,000 - $8,000

      THRUSH HOLME STRUMAN COUTURE mixed media with resin 48 ins x 36 ins x 1.75 ins; 122 cms x 91.4 cms x 4.4 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoNote:Hailing from the small town of Welland, Ontario, Thrush Holmes quickly entered the Toronto art scene as a record-breaking artist with high energy and strategy. The journey began when he started painting large, unruly and frantic canvases and selling them on eBay under the names of crafted alter-egos, such as "Herman Weiss" and "Truman Couture". This idea allowed him to make large sums of money quickly, and make an entrance into the city of Toronto and its market. In 2007 Thrush Holmes purchased exhibition space on Queen West and opened what he named the Thrush Holmes Empire, where he became an overnight success. What started as a way of "faking it" ultimately landed him an international reputation as a great young artist. He has been practicing in Toronto ever since.Holmes uses neon, spray paints, oils, pastels, and experiments with collage. His work is eclectic, bright, and full of energy. He practices in a variety of mediums and tackles notions of art, myth, and introspection. Holmes' work has been accessioned into numerous celebrity and high-profile collections, and has garnered considerable national and international critical acclaim.

      Waddington's
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