From the back streets of Atlanta to the edge of the surreal, I make art that laughs in the dark, wrestles with truth, and dares you to feel something real
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It Grows Nearer
What happens when a machine can do everything you do, except be you?A surreal meditation on work, worth, and the beautiful absurdity of being human. Featuring music by Kebbi Williams.The cut is coming.
“Creep”
I decided to post a new work each day leading up to 10-24-26, my next birthday, this is day 8.
“The South”
I decided to post a new work each day leading up to 10-24-26, my next birthday, this is day 7.
“The Power of Suggestion”
I decided to post a new work each day leading up to 10-24-26, my next birthday, this is day 6.
“Nude on a Cadillac”
I decided to post a new work each day leading up to 10-24-26, my next birthday, this is day 5.
“Full Moon and Negro Male”
I decided to post a new work each day leading up to 10-24-26, my next birthday, this is day 4.
“Hot Noodles and Shrooms”
There’s a story here.
I decided to post a new work each day leading up to 10-24-26, my next birthday, this is day 3.
“Last Day at 992”
Gallery 992 in Atlanta’s West End was a holy place, a sanctuary for artists from the fringe to the mainstream.
I decided to post a new work each day leading up to 10-24-26, my next birthday, this is day 2.
“Like A Virgin”
A crooked nod to Madonna, Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Ego, and Mythology. I decided to post a new work each day leading up to 10-24-26, my next birthday, this is day 1.
Murderdog.com Interview
Interview by Charlie Braxton
Charlie : Tell us a little bit about yourself? Who is Thomas Bess?
Bess: I’m a multidisciplinary artist. But more than that, I’m someone who’s lived a fast life and came out the other side choosing art as my drug of choice. I use every medium—music, film, visual work, performance—to tell the stories I...