Tommy Fitzpatrick is an American artist. He is known for his work depicting urban architectural forms in his paintings. Fitzpatrick is also an associate professor at

Texas State University Texas State University (TXST) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in San Marcos, Texas, United States, and another campus in Round Rock, Texas, Round Rock. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has ...

in San Marcos.

Early life and education

Fitzpatrick was born in 1969 in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

. In 1991 he graduated from the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

. After his BA he received an MFA from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

in 1993. Fitzpatrick is currently an associate professor at Texas State University in San Marcos.

Career

In addition to exhibitions in various Texas metropolises, Fitzpatrick has exhibited in New York, Madrid, London, Berlin and Seoul. In 1999, he held an exhibition of his work at the Inman Gallery of Texas Contemporary Art in Houston, a place he has exhibited other works over time as well. In February 2013, Fitzpatrick opened the solo exhibition ''Electric Labyrinth'', consisting of fifteen paintings depicting a Tokyo store in varying degrees of abstraction. In November 2017 he opened a solo exhibition entitled ''Crystal Cities'', at the Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas. The paintings in the exhibition were inspired by the unrealized architectural project of the same name designed by

Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed List of Frank Lloyd Wright works, more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key ...

. Fitzpatrick's work is a part of the permanent collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 5,000 years of history with nearly 80,000 works from six continents. Follo ...

, including his paintings ''Study for 610'' and ''610''. His works are also a part of the permanent collections of the Art Museum of South Texas and the

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (widely referred to as The Modern) is an art museum of post-World War II art in Fort Worth, Texas with a collection of international modern and contemporary art. Founded in 1892, The Modern is located in the c ...

Style

Fitzpatrick’s work has been described as blending photo-realism and abstraction. Much of his paintings are done in acrylic, and depict contemporary urban buildings and sculptures. He has also created series after ideas from popular culture, such as the

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novel ''

Flatland ''Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions'' is a satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott, first published in 1884 by Seeley & Co. of London. Written pseudonymously by "A Square", the book used the fictional two-dime ...

''. Fitzpatrick has stated of his chosen subjects that, "modern architecture is a visual language." ''

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'' stated of his work that it, "capture the tireless motion of the city in geometries that unite the forms of nature with the man-made."

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