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Tom Rooth Art

b. 1974

Tom lives in the Cambrian Mountains, where he has a studio and kiln to create and fire his handmade ceramics. He hand-draws all of his designs, which are inspired by nature, the cosmos, and his passion for food and cooking. He is member of the Chelsea Arts Club, and was formerly a director and fine art expert at Christie’s.Tom has drawn and painted all his life, and ceramics is the medium that best combines my passions - drawing, the natural world, and the cosmos. Depicting animals and sea creatures on ceramic stretches back to the mosaics of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and Tom’s work is part of this heritage, but with a contemporary edge. His mid-19th century schoolhouse studio enables him to work on a scale beyond the scope of most artists.

Tom lives in a dark sky area, so the night skies are emblazoned with stars and planets, creating the perfect conditions for drawing directly onto ceramic panels from his telescope. He also works in oils on canvas, and in 2014 painted the 20 x 30ft Northcote Mural in Battersea, London. Tom was formerly a senior Art Specialist, Director and Head of Department at Christie's, and worked at Phillips, Sotheby's and Bonhams for over twenty years in the London art market.Tom comes from a family of artists, and his great-grandfather was an artist-inventor, who designed and built the first ever car-drawn caravan, and invented the 'step' that allows the bow of speed boats to lift off the water, to go faster. He also built and designed boat-planes and was the first artist to draw from the skies, attaching his pencil to a piece of string to stop it blowing away. His paintings can be found in the Imperial War Museum. His younger son Ian Fleming-Williams OBE (Tom’s grandfather) was also an artist, and at fifteen years old became one of the youngest ever entrants to the Royal Academy Art Schools. He later became the expert on the great British landscape painter, John Constable.

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Artist: Tom Rooth
Deep Blue, a life-size mural of the largest great white shark ever filmed
Deep Blue, a life-size mural of the largest great white shark ever filmed

Deep Blue, a life-size mural of the largest great white shark ever filmed

By Tom Rooth

Located in London, GB

This unique artwork depicts 'Deep Blue', the largest great white shark ever caught on camera. Hand-drawn in underglaze pencils across nearly 2,900 individually made and hand-glazed t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Tom Rooth Art

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze, Pencil

Bee columns, in a water-gilded frame, circa 1870
Bee columns, in a water-gilded frame, circa 1870

Bee columns, in a water-gilded frame, circa 1870

By Tom Rooth

Located in London, GB

This work was created by Tom Rooth in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales. Production process: Tom makes the ceramic panel, which then dries for a month. After this, he carves it down, and then it goes into the kiln for a 48 hour cycle firing. Tom then draws onto the panel, with underglaze pencils, and then glazes the artwork which goes into the kiln once more, for another 48 hour firing cycle. It is then ready for the frame. Tom has an expert knowledge of frames - his parents were framers and restorers, and he worked at Christie's as Senior Picture Specialist and Director for 14 years. Tom's works are unique, highly decorative, highly original, and will compliment any interior, whether traditional or contemporary. Tom has exhibited at The Treasure House...

Category

2010s Realist Tom Rooth Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, Pencil

Homage to a toad - underglaze pencil on ceramic
Homage to a toad - underglaze pencil on ceramic

Homage to a toad - underglaze pencil on ceramic

By Tom Rooth

Located in London, GB

This work was created by Tom Rooth in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales. A colony of toads live under and around his cottage, and in the summer nights (particularly when going to the kiln late at night to close the vent), Tom often encounters them. They have lived there for generations. Production process: Tom makes the ceramic panel, which then dries for a month. After this, he carves it down, and then it goes into the kiln for a 48 hour cycle firing. Tom then draws onto the panel, with underglaze pencils, and then glazes the artwork which goes into the kiln once more, for another 48 hour firing cycle. It is then ready for the frame (the frame dictates the subject-matter). Tom has an expert knowledge of frames - his parents were framers and restorers, and he worked at Christie's as Senior Picture Specialist and Director for 14 years, and prior to this Bonhams, Phillips and Sotheby's. Tom's works are unique, highly decorative, highly original, and will compliment any interior, whether traditional or contemporary. Tom has exhibited at The Treasure House...

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2010s Realist Tom Rooth Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, Pencil

Stag beetle, presented in an English, 17th Century hand-carved oak frame
Stag beetle, presented in an English, 17th Century hand-carved oak frame

Stag beetle, presented in an English, 17th Century hand-carved oak frame

By Tom Rooth

Located in London, GB

This work was created by Tom Rooth in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales, where Tom lives, off-grid. Production process: Tom makes the ceramic panel, which then dries for a month. After this, he carves it down, and then it goes into the kiln for a 48 hour cycle firing. Tom then draws onto the panel, with underglaze pencils, and then glazes the artwork which goes into the kiln once more, for another 48 hour firing cycle. It is then ready for the frame (the frame dictates the subject-matter). Tom has an expert knowledge of frames - his parents were framers and restorers, and he worked at Christie's as Senior Picture Specialist and Director for 14 years, and prior to this Bonhams, Phillips and Sotheby's. Tom's works are unique, highly decorative, highly original, and will compliment any interior, whether traditional or contemporary. Tom has exhibited at The Treasure House...

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2010s Realist Tom Rooth Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, Pencil

Salmon spiral
Salmon spiral

Salmon spiral

By Tom Rooth

Located in London, GB

with signature (on a salmon swimming the opposite direction), with the artist's thumbprint (on the reverse) screen print on earthenware, with underglaze paint 37 cm. (14 ½ ) diam. ...

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2010s Realist Tom Rooth Art

Materials

Ceramic

Octoplate
Octoplate

Octoplate

By Tom Rooth

Located in London, GB

The Octopussy with signature on the suckers, and the artist's thumbprint (on the reverse) screenprint on earthenware, with underglaze paint 37 cm. (14 ½ ) diam. 6.1 cm. (2 ⅜ in....

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2010s Realist Tom Rooth Art

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Ceramic, Paint

Death's head moths under a full-moon, presented in a hand-carved c1880 oak frame
Death's head moths under a full-moon, presented in a hand-carved c1880 oak frame

Death's head moths under a full-moon, presented in a hand-carved c1880 oak frame

By Tom Rooth

Located in London, GB

'Death's head moths under a full-moon' work was created by Tom Rooth in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales. Production process: Tom makes the ceramic panel, which then dries for a month. After this, he carves it down, and then it goes into the kiln for a 48 hour cycle firing. Tom then draws onto the panel, with underglaze pencils, and then glazes the artwork which goes into the kiln once more, for another 48 hour firing cycle. It is then ready for the frame (the frame dictates the subject-matter). Kintsugi is a 15th-Century practice invented in Japan, and means 'to join with gold'. The practice is a reminder to embrace flaws, and celebrate the missteps of life, recognising that when seemingly catastrophic events happen, beauty and good can still result. Tom has an expert knowledge of frames - his parents were framers and restorers, and he worked at Christie's as Senior Picture Specialist and Director for 14 years, and prior to this Bonhams, Phillips and Sotheby's. Tom's works are unique, highly decorative, highly original, and will compliment any interior, whether traditional or contemporary. Tom has exhibited at The Treasure House...

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2010s Realist Tom Rooth Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, Pencil

A giant house spider, in a hand-carved spiderweb patterned frame, circa 1880
A giant house spider, in a hand-carved spiderweb patterned frame, circa 1880

A giant house spider, in a hand-carved spiderweb patterned frame, circa 1880

By Tom Rooth

Located in London, GB

This is a unique and unusual work, by artist Tom Rooth. The spider is drawn with underglaze pencils (pencils made out of ceramic), on a handmade ceramic panel. The handmade frame, wh...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tom Rooth Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pencil

Turtle traffic
Turtle traffic

Turtle traffic

By Tom Rooth

Located in London, GB

with signature (on a turtle swimming in the opposite direction), and the artist's thumbprint (on the reverse) screen print on earthenware, with underglaze paint 37 cm. (14 ½ ) diam...

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2010s Realist Tom Rooth Art

Materials

Ceramic

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Find a wide variety of authentic Tom Rooth art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Tom Rooth in ceramic, pencil, glaze and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Tom Rooth art, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Ximena Rendon, Brian Sostrom, and Peter Handel. Tom Rooth art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $186 and tops out at $134,891, while the average work can sell for $3,196.