Tom Freitag

Absolvent - @HfBK Dresden: 2019 - 2025


Vita

  • 2019–2025 Diplomstudium an der HfBK Dresden

Statement

Tom Freitag’s artistic approach focuses on serial production with used and random materials such as wooden boards from bulky waste, plastic flowers from the flea market and leftovers from previous projects. He loves rough „handiwork“ and transforms coarse materials into „aesthetically pleasing“ works through the use of construction materials and tools as well as bright pastel colors. He deliberately breaks with the rough character of the source materials and gives them a new, dolled-up identity.
His paintings of angels critically reflect body and role images by simultaneously glorifying and reinterpreting them in an imaginative way. These works are a mixture of provocative criticism and ironic glorification, inviting the viewer to question common ideals of beauty and social norms. Through his deliberate DIY aesthetic, he creates works that are familiar yet challenging.


Works

Tom Freitag - Mosaik Eins - 2025 - Epoxy Resin, Spray Paint, Silicone MDF - 1200 x 1295 x 0042mm

Mosaik Eins

2025 - Epoxy Resin, Spray Paint, Silicone MDF - 1200 x 1295 x 0042mm
Tom Freitag - (B)Engel Vierzehn - 2024 - Acrylics, Dispersion Paint, Permanent Marker, Woodchip Wallpaper, Wood - 1605 x 1275 x 0035mm

(B)Engel Vierzehn

2024 - Acrylics, Dispersion Paint, Permanent Marker, Woodchip Wallpaper, Wood - Tom Freitag - (B)Engel Vierzehn - 2024 - Acrylics, Dispersion Paint, Permanent Marker, Woodchip Wallpaper, Wood - 1605 x 1275 x 0035mm
Tom Freitag - Lasercut Sieben - 2025 - colored Epoxy-Resin, Spraypaint, Acrylic Paint, Dispersion-Paint, Woodglue, MDF, Wood - 0555 x 0520 x 0083 MM

Lasercut Sieben

2025 - colored Epoxy-Resin, Spraypaint, Acrylic Paint, Dispersion-Paint, Woodglue, MDF, Wood - 0555 x 0520 x 0083mm
Tom Freitag - Blumen Fünf - 2023 - Plastic Flowers, Construction Adhesive, Acryl, Wall Paint, Epoxy Resin on Wood - 0600 x 0610 x 0090 MM

Blumen Fünf

2023 - Plastic Flowers, Construction Adhesive, Acryl, Wall Paint, Epoxy Resin on Wood - 0600 x 0610 x 0090mm
Tom Freitag - (B)Engel neun - 2023 - Permanent Marker on Engobes & Glaze on Ceramic Tiles (Grouting, Flex Adhesive, MDF) - 1006 x 1312 x 0012 MM

(B)Engel Neun

2023 - Permanent Marker on Engobes & Glaze on Ceramic Tiles (Grouting, Flex Adhesive, MDF) - 1006 x 1312 x 0012mm