Tom De Doncker

Isolation, introspection, and wonder run through the series Caveman, where confined interiors express traces of labour and solitude.

In Gestalt, portraits and figures shift from the figurative to the psychological. Faces dissolve and reveal states of mind

Membrane explores the human form obscured by layers of fabric and opacity. Boundaries become tangible — like a skin that both protects and alienates.

In Textuur, the focus shifts from people to the skin of the world itself. These works trace the memory of wood, stone, and other materials where only time has left its mark. Movement becomes glacial: repetition, friction, erosion. Some works draw on travel, hovering between abstraction and recollection.

Tom works primarily with charcoal, pastel, and oil paint. Many of the materials and media are handmade, avoiding commercial intermediaries that might blur the intention of the work.

Tom studied visual arts at Heilig Graf in Turnhout.

His work has been shown at Frappant Kaartmuseum (Turnhout), De Bijl Open Doek (Zoersel), Passage (Turnhout), and Impressions (Goirle, the Netherlands).