I create monumental charcoal drawings in which the human figure becomes a vehicle for existential and psychological tension. My work depicts anonymous bodies and enclosed interiors that function as mental spaces, shaped by themes of guilt, isolation, and moral confrontation. Through a strong use of light and chiaroscuro, I develop a visual language that is direct, physical, and free of irony or spectacle.
Across different series, I explore the human being as an emotional creature, trapped within an inner world of feeling. Figures dissolve into psychological states, interiors become spaces of solitude and labour, and bodies are obscured by layers that both protect and alienate. In this world, light acts as a moral and emotional compass.
Tom De Doncker - 1989
Works and lives in Westmalle, Belgium
