Alma Thomas

(

1891–1978

)

al-mah tah-mus

Thomas built a world where rhythm replaced drawing.

Her mosaic brushstrokes convert light into structure, turning color into measured joy.

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In her world, geometry dances.

Structural Focus

Serial Difference

Repetition is used to register subtle variation. Meaning emerges through comparison rather than singular form.

In Alma Thomas’s work, this approach appears where repeated color units register subtle variation, producing rhythm through serial difference rather than formal rigidity.

Position

Serial Difference

Repetition is used to register subtle variation. Meaning emerges through comparison rather than singular form.

In Alma Thomas’s work, this approach appears where repeated color units register subtle variation, producing rhythm through serial difference rather than formal rigidity.

Chromatic Fields

Color fields operate as spatial and structural organizers.

Systems of Clarity

Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.

Proportion

Proportion organizes coherence through measured intervals, scale, and relation.

Gesture

Gesture functions as structure through disciplined, repeatable action.

Structure

Structure holds the work through rules, joins, and controlled relationships between parts.

Art

Form operates as a site for material, perceptual, and conceptual inquiry.