Tom Climent: Cork artist in demand as colourful canvases trip the light fantastic  

With his star very much on the rise, Climent says his Spanish heritage and his visits to West Cork feature among the inspirations for his distinctive pieces 

Tom Climent with one of his pieces at the exhibition at the Lavit Gallery in Cork. 

In dreams, there are landscapes like a Tom Climent painting: composite realms constructed of places we remember, imbued with surreal qualities. In reality, we can finally go and stand in front of artworks again. It still feels quite surreal to be standing with the Cork artist in the Lavit Gallery, in front of one of his highly-coloured canvases, A Fertile Land.

Up close, the texture is slightly rough in places; Climent’s media include sand and plaster alongside oils. Stand back, and it’s an abstract landscape populated with geometric forms in brilliant hues.