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Liliane Tomasko - Artists - Kerlin Gallery

Liliane Tomasko’s abstract paintings employ a distinctive, bold lyricism, with an equally unabashed sense of colour. The artist often begins with a study of the personal effects of everyday domesticity such as bedding or clothing to create work that suggests a gateway into the realms of sleep and dreaming; delving into the gulf between what we understand as the ‘conscious’ and ‘subconscious.’  Recent paintings display an increasing vitality and assertiveness, articulating an abstraction that is rooted in the physical realm but attempting a departure from it. Intense colour, subtle tone, shadows and painterly gesture are woven together in such a way that space comes in and out of focus, suspending one’s perception of them and emulating the clarity or lack thereof of dreams and memories.

 

Liliane Tomasko lives and works in New York and Germany.

Selected Works

Selected Works Thumbnails
Liliane Tomasko 
Have we not known this (for a long time), 2019-21
acrylic on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in

Liliane Tomasko 
Have we not known this (for a long time), 2019-21
acrylic on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in

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Liliane Tomasko
Portrait of the Self (leaving nothing behind), 2022
acrylic and acrylic spray on aluminum
152.4 x 139.7 cm / 60 x 55 in  

Liliane Tomasko
Portrait of the Self (leaving nothing behind), 2022
acrylic and acrylic spray on aluminum
152.4 x 139.7 cm / 60 x 55 in  

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Liliane Tomasko 
Loosening the Bind, 2019-21
acrylic on linen
121.9 x 106.7 x  6.4 cm / 48 x 42 x 2.5 in 

 

Liliane Tomasko 
Loosening the Bind, 2019-21
acrylic on linen
121.9 x 106.7 x  6.4 cm / 48 x 42 x 2.5 in 

 

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Liliane Tomasko 
Hold on to Yourself: 6/22/2020, 2020
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
160.02 x 160.02 cm / 63 x 63 in 

Liliane Tomasko 
Hold on to Yourself: 6/22/2020, 2020
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
160.02 x 160.02 cm / 63 x 63 in 

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Liliane Tomasko 
Hold on to Yourself: 3/26/2020, 2020
acrylic on linen
172.7 x 157.5 cm / 68 x 62 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Hold on to Yourself: 3/26/2020, 2020
acrylic on linen
172.7 x 157.5 cm / 68 x 62 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Morpheus, 2018
Acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in

Liliane Tomasko 
Morpheus, 2018
Acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in

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Liliane Tomasko 
Sleepwalker, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
172.7 x 157.5 cm / 68 x 62 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Sleepwalker, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
172.7 x 157.5 cm / 68 x 62 in   

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Liliane Tomasko 
a dream of: A COIL THAT UNFURLED, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
a dream of: A COIL THAT UNFURLED, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
root of all things, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
50.8 x 50.8 cm / 20 x 20 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
root of all things, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
50.8 x 50.8 cm / 20 x 20 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Decipherous, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   
Collection of Christen Sveaas Art Collection

Liliane Tomasko 
Decipherous, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   
Collection of Christen Sveaas Art Collection

Liliane Tomasko 
a dream of: A RED THREAD, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
215.9 x 190.5 cm / 85 x 75 in

Liliane Tomasko 
a dream of: A RED THREAD, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
215.9 x 190.5 cm / 85 x 75 in

Liliane Tomasko 
apparition, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
80 x 70 cm / 31.5 x 27.6 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
apparition, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
80 x 70 cm / 31.5 x 27.6 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Untitled, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
208.3 x 193 cm / 82 x 76 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Untitled, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
208.3 x 193 cm / 82 x 76 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
the mask that wouldn't fit, 2017
oil, acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
the mask that wouldn't fit, 2017
oil, acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Tangled up with Blue, 2015
oil on linen
142.2 x 127 cm / 56 x 50 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Tangled up with Blue, 2015
oil on linen
142.2 x 127 cm / 56 x 50 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Yellow Leaning on Flimsy Greens, 2015
oil on linen
142.2 x 127 cm / 56 x 50 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Yellow Leaning on Flimsy Greens, 2015
oil on linen
142.2 x 127 cm / 56 x 50 in   

Liliane Tomasko
Untitled, 2015
oil on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in   

Liliane Tomasko
Untitled, 2015
oil on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Untitled, 2015
oil on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Untitled, 2015
oil on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Have we not known this (for a long time), 2019-21
acrylic on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in

Liliane Tomasko 
Have we not known this (for a long time), 2019-21
acrylic on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in

Liliane Tomasko
Portrait of the Self (leaving nothing behind), 2022
acrylic and acrylic spray on aluminum
152.4 x 139.7 cm / 60 x 55 in  

Liliane Tomasko
Portrait of the Self (leaving nothing behind), 2022
acrylic and acrylic spray on aluminum
152.4 x 139.7 cm / 60 x 55 in  

Liliane Tomasko 
Loosening the Bind, 2019-21
acrylic on linen
121.9 x 106.7 x  6.4 cm / 48 x 42 x 2.5 in 

 

Liliane Tomasko 
Loosening the Bind, 2019-21
acrylic on linen
121.9 x 106.7 x  6.4 cm / 48 x 42 x 2.5 in 

 

Liliane Tomasko 
Hold on to Yourself: 6/22/2020, 2020
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
160.02 x 160.02 cm / 63 x 63 in 

Liliane Tomasko 
Hold on to Yourself: 6/22/2020, 2020
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
160.02 x 160.02 cm / 63 x 63 in 

Liliane Tomasko 
Hold on to Yourself: 3/26/2020, 2020
acrylic on linen
172.7 x 157.5 cm / 68 x 62 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Hold on to Yourself: 3/26/2020, 2020
acrylic on linen
172.7 x 157.5 cm / 68 x 62 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Morpheus, 2018
Acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in

Liliane Tomasko 
Morpheus, 2018
Acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in

Liliane Tomasko 
Sleepwalker, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
172.7 x 157.5 cm / 68 x 62 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Sleepwalker, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
172.7 x 157.5 cm / 68 x 62 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
a dream of: A COIL THAT UNFURLED, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
a dream of: A COIL THAT UNFURLED, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
root of all things, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
50.8 x 50.8 cm / 20 x 20 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
root of all things, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
50.8 x 50.8 cm / 20 x 20 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Decipherous, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   
Collection of Christen Sveaas Art Collection

Liliane Tomasko 
Decipherous, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   
Collection of Christen Sveaas Art Collection

Liliane Tomasko 
a dream of: A RED THREAD, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
215.9 x 190.5 cm / 85 x 75 in

Liliane Tomasko 
a dream of: A RED THREAD, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
215.9 x 190.5 cm / 85 x 75 in

Liliane Tomasko 
apparition, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
80 x 70 cm / 31.5 x 27.6 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
apparition, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
80 x 70 cm / 31.5 x 27.6 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Untitled, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
208.3 x 193 cm / 82 x 76 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Untitled, 2018
acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
208.3 x 193 cm / 82 x 76 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
the mask that wouldn't fit, 2017
oil, acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
the mask that wouldn't fit, 2017
oil, acrylic and acrylic spray on linen
193 x 177.8 cm / 76 x 70 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Tangled up with Blue, 2015
oil on linen
142.2 x 127 cm / 56 x 50 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Tangled up with Blue, 2015
oil on linen
142.2 x 127 cm / 56 x 50 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Yellow Leaning on Flimsy Greens, 2015
oil on linen
142.2 x 127 cm / 56 x 50 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Yellow Leaning on Flimsy Greens, 2015
oil on linen
142.2 x 127 cm / 56 x 50 in   

Liliane Tomasko
Untitled, 2015
oil on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in   

Liliane Tomasko
Untitled, 2015
oil on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Untitled, 2015
oil on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in   

Liliane Tomasko 
Untitled, 2015
oil on linen
121.9 x 106.7 cm / 48 x 42 in   

Exhibitions

Exhibitions Thumbnails
Liliane Tomasko
EVENING WIND, 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, USA
Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein
Liliane Tomasko
EVENING WIND, 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, USA
Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein
Liliane Tomasko
EVENING WIND, 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, USA
Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein
Liliane Tomasko
EVENING WIND, 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, USA
Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein
Liliane Tomasko
EVENING WIND, 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, USA
Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein

Liliane Tomasko
EVENING WIND, 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, USA
Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein

Liliane Tomasko
Morpheus, 2021 - 2022
Kunstmuseum Kloster unser lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Germany
Liliane Tomasko
Morpheus, 2021 - 2022
Kunstmuseum Kloster unser lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Germany
Liliane Tomasko
Morpheus, 2021 - 2022
Kunstmuseum Kloster unser lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Germany
Liliane Tomasko
Morpheus, 2021 - 2022
Kunstmuseum Kloster unser lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Germany

Liliane Tomasko
Morpheus, 2021 - 2022
Kunstmuseum Kloster unser lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Germany

Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle
Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle
Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle
Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle
Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle
Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle
Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle

Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle

Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France
Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France
Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France
Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France
Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France
Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France
Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France

Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France

Liliane Tomasko
Caja de sueños, 2018
MATE Lab, Museo MATE, Lima, Peru
Liliane Tomasko
Caja de sueños, 2018
MATE Lab, Museo MATE, Lima, Peru
Liliane Tomasko
Caja de sueños, 2018
MATE Lab, Museo MATE, Lima, Peru
Liliane Tomasko
Caja de sueños, 2018
MATE Lab, Museo MATE, Lima, Peru
Liliane Tomasko
Caja de sueños, 2018
MATE Lab, Museo MATE, Lima, Peru
Liliane Tomasko
Caja de sueños, 2018
MATE Lab, Museo MATE, Lima, Peru

Liliane Tomasko
Caja de sueños, 2018
MATE Lab, Museo MATE, Lima, Peru

Liliane Tomasko
Abstract Painting Now!, 2017
Kunsthalle Krems, Austria
Liliane Tomasko
Abstract Painting Now!, 2017
Kunsthalle Krems, Austria
Liliane Tomasko
Abstract Painting Now!, 2017
Kunsthalle Krems, Austria

Liliane Tomasko
Abstract Painting Now!, 2017
Kunsthalle Krems, Austria

Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 
Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 
Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 
Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 
Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 
Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 
Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 

Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 

Liliane Tomasko
In Visible World, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum, USA
Liliane Tomasko
In Visible World, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum, USA
Liliane Tomasko
In Visible World, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum, USA
Liliane Tomasko
In Visible World, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum, USA
Liliane Tomasko
In Visible World, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum, USA
Liliane Tomasko
In Visible World, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum, USA

Liliane Tomasko
In Visible World, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum, USA

Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 
Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 
Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 
Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 
Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 
Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 
Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 

Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 

Liliane Tomasko
EVENING WIND, 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, USA
Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein

Liliane Tomasko
EVENING WIND, 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, USA
Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein

Liliane Tomasko
Morpheus, 2021 - 2022
Kunstmuseum Kloster unser lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Germany

Liliane Tomasko
Morpheus, 2021 - 2022
Kunstmuseum Kloster unser lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Germany

Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle

Liliane Tomasko
From the real, 2021
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Photo: Barney Hindle

Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France

Liliane Tomasko
dark goes lightly, 2019
Château la Coste, France

Liliane Tomasko
Caja de sueños, 2018
MATE Lab, Museo MATE, Lima, Peru

Liliane Tomasko
Caja de sueños, 2018
MATE Lab, Museo MATE, Lima, Peru

Liliane Tomasko
Abstract Painting Now!, 2017
Kunsthalle Krems, Austria

Liliane Tomasko
Abstract Painting Now!, 2017
Kunsthalle Krems, Austria

Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 

Liliane Tomasko
Sense, 2015
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 

Liliane Tomasko
In Visible World, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum, USA

Liliane Tomasko
In Visible World, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum, USA

Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 

Liliane Tomasko
Luminous Matter, 2011
IVAM, Valencia, Spain 

Liliane Tomasko talks with Ultraviolet Art Talks

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Liliane Tomasko talks with Ultraviolet Art Talks