Biography
Timothy Stokes, born in 1980 in Bacchus Marsh, Australia, is a multidisciplinary artist based in Melbourne, Australia. Specialising in pen and ink and marker pens, Stokes is best known for his intricately detailed black pigment liner ink pen drawings on paper and marker pen drawings on paper. Utilising techniques such as cross-hatching, hatching, contour lines, parallel lines, broken lines, blending, negative space drawing, and feathering, his work primarily features abstract and surrealistic cityscapes and architecture.
Stokes' artwork often provokes thought, engages the senses, and evokes a sense of wonder, immersing viewers in intricate details that uncover hidden narratives. A notable project includes "Neo Yin Yang" (2019), which depicts a fusion of old and new Asian architecture in the shape of the yin yang symbol. This piece won first prize at the Brunswick Street Gallery’s Small Works Art Prize competition and exemplifies his ability to blend traditional and contemporary elements in a harmonious composition.
Timothy Stokes has exhibited in several prestigious venues, including the Hue & Cry Art Prize 2023 at Hue & Cry Collective in Geelong, Vic, Australia, the BAM Art Prize 2021 in Byron Bay, Australia, and multiple exhibitions at Brunswick Street Gallery in Melbourne, Australia, such as Grayscale, Emerge 7th Edition, and the Small Works Art Prize. His work is collected by various private national and international collections, further establishing his reputation in the contemporary art scene.
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Born in 1980 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Resides and works in Melbourne, Australia.
EDUCATION
2009 Victoria University – Z-brush Advanced Short Course
2005 Holmesglen Institute of Tafe, Cert of 3D Studio Max Modelling
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Hue & Cry Art Prize 2023, Hue & Cry Collective, Geelong, Vic, Australia
2021 BAM Art Prize 2021, Byron Arts Magazine, Byron Bay, Australia
2021 Shadows At Play, MAVA (Melbourne & Victorian Artists, Inc, Melbourne, Australia
2021 Grayscale, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2021 Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2020 50 Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2019 Emerge 7th Edition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2019 Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2018 Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Tim Stokes is collected by various private collectors in Australia, France, UK, USA, Canada and Japan
AWARDS
2021 BAM Art Prize 2021 (Semi Finalist), Byron Arts Magazine, Byron Bay, Australia
2019 Royal Melbourne Show Art Competition (Second Place), Melbourne, Australia
2019 Small Works Art Prize (Winner), Brunswick Street Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
SELECTED PRESS
Design Stack.co, “Interesting Architecture Drawings” in Online Resource (2023) at [https://www.designstack.co/2023/12/interesting-architecture-drawings.html]
Design Stack.co, “Intricate Fantasy Architecture Ink Drawings” in Online Resource (2023) at [https://www.designstack.co/2023/05/intricate-fantasy-architecture-ink.html]
Design Stack.co, “Imaginary Ink Architecture Drawing” in Online Resource (2021) at [https://www.designstack.co/2021/10/imaginary-ink-architecture-drawing.html]
Lumières de la Ville, “Tim Stokes Imagines Ultra-Detailed Metropolises” in Online Resource (2021) at [https://lumieresdelaville.net/portfolio-view/tim-stokes-metropoles/]
Design Stack.co, “Fantasy And Real Life Architecture Drawings” in Online Resource (2019) at [https://www.designstack.co/2019/10/fantasy-and-real-life-architecture.html]
Batsakis, Anthea, “Would you live in one of Tim Stokes' sci-fi metropoles?” in Art Thy Neighbour digital magazine (2019)
Brunswick Street Gallery “Artist Profile:Tim Stokes” in Online Resource (2019) at [https://brunswickstreetgallery.events/artist-profiles/tim-stokes]
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Hinkler. Art Maker Colourmorphic Colouring Book: Future Verse. Illustrated by Tim Stokes. Heatherton, Victoria: Hinkler, 2023.
Reyes, Sheena. Magical Places. Illustrated by Tim Stokes. Sheramaa Productions, 1st edition, Amazon Kindle Edition, November 2015.