Each piece embodies David's ongoing fascination with form, texture, and the emotional resonance of objects that shape our shared cultural experience.
David’s creative journey began on the south coast of Portsmouth, where he trained and worked in a bustling commercial photography studio. After eight years behind the lens, he swapped the darkroom for the classroom, teaching until a bold leap took him to New Zealand in 1999. Though photography has always remained a passion, the past decade has seen his focus shift from capturing the world in 2D to shaping it in 3D.
David Thomas’s sculptural works explore the playful and poetic intersections between nostalgia, consumer culture, and contemporary art. Working primarily in resin, Thomas transforms familiar forms, often ice creams, into luminous, tactile objects that invite delight.
His works capture moments of fleeting pleasure, turning everyday icons into lasting reflections on desire, memory, and materiality. Through his precise craftsmanship and vibrant palette, Thomas celebrates the humour and sweetness of ordinary life while hinting at its impermanence.
Each piece embodies David's ongoing fascination with form, texture, and the emotional resonance of objects that shape our shared cultural experience.
David’s creative journey began on the south coast of Portsmouth, where he trained and worked in a bustling commercial photography studio. After eight years behind the lens, he swapped the darkroom for the classroom, teaching until a bold leap took him to New Zealand in 1999. Though photography has always remained a passion, the past decade has seen his focus shift from capturing the world in 2D to shaping it in 3D.
David Thomas’s sculptural works explore the playful and poetic intersections between nostalgia, consumer culture, and contemporary art. Working primarily in resin, Thomas transforms familiar forms, often ice creams, into luminous, tactile objects that invite delight.
His works capture moments of fleeting pleasure, turning everyday icons into lasting reflections on desire, memory, and materiality. Through his precise craftsmanship and vibrant palette, Thomas celebrates the humour and sweetness of ordinary life while hinting at its impermanence.
Each piece embodies David's ongoing fascination with form, texture, and the emotional resonance of objects that shape our shared cultural experience.
David’s creative journey began on the south coast of Portsmouth, where he trained and worked in a bustling commercial photography studio. After eight years behind the lens, he swapped the darkroom for the classroom, teaching until a bold leap took him to New Zealand in 1999. Though photography has always remained a passion, the past decade has seen his focus shift from capturing the world in 2D to shaping it in 3D.
David Thomas’s sculptural works explore the playful and poetic intersections between nostalgia, consumer culture, and contemporary art. Working primarily in resin, Thomas transforms familiar forms, often ice creams, into luminous, tactile objects that invite delight.
His works capture moments of fleeting pleasure, turning everyday icons into lasting reflections on desire, memory, and materiality. Through his precise craftsmanship and vibrant palette, Thomas celebrates the humour and sweetness of ordinary life while hinting at its impermanence.
Sprinkles - Vanilla
$155.00
Oophs - Mango
$165.00
Oophs - Peach
$165.00
Darnit - Strawberry
$165.00
Darnit - Vanilla
$165.00
Darnit - Peach
$165.00
Darnit - Mango
$165.00
Oophs - Strawberry
$165.00
Oophs - Vanilla
$165.00
Sparkles - Tutti Frutti
$270.00
Sparkles - Mr Frosty
$270.00
Sprinkles - Strawberry
$155.00
Sprinkles - Mango
$155.00
David's work carries a strong graphic element, rooted in his early experience behind the camera and shaped by influences from the Bauhaus movement, Soviet realism (particularly sculpture), graphic art, architecture, and both graphic and industrial design. He explores the transformation of essentially graphic imagery into three-dimensional form.