Vaughan Tomlinson Solo Exhibition "Oddly Enough" 2025
29nd May - 15th June, 2025
About the Exhibition 關於展覽
This provocative showcase invites viewers to explore a world where unconventional aesthetics reign, underscored by the artist’s bold declaration: “𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞.” Immerse yourself in a collection that challenges norms and sparks dialogue.
NO IDEA GALLERY 很榮幸邀請到英國藝術家Vaughan Tomlinson，在No Idea Gallery舉辦他亞洲首場個展「怪奇物語」（Oddly Enough）。
這場充滿挑釁意味的展覽引領觀眾踏入非常規美學的領域，並以藝術家大膽宣言為註腳——「若你喜歡這幅畫，你的品味可不怎麼樣。」
Meet the Artist 藝術家
Vaughan Tomlinson is an internationally acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator, born in South Africa to a British family. His multicultural upbringing shaped a global perspective, now anchored in New York City. Known for single-panel comics, he merges British dark humour—dry, irreverent, and ironic—with observations from life across five continents. His work deftly balances absurdity and poignancy, avoiding cheap laughs while dissecting societal nuances. Published in The Wall Street Journal, The Times, and the UK’s Private Eye, he has honed his craft through instant audience feedback, amassing over 68,000 Instagram followers and crafting universally resonant wit. Declaring “humour as a survival tool,” Tomlinson champions art rooted in lived experience. He recently collaborated with peers to advocate for the “messy, unpredictable genius” of human artists over algorithmic mimicry. His spontaneous process—from street sketches to digital satire—spans existential robots and animals slyly mocking human folly, embodying wit as unpredictable as life itself.
沃恩·湯姆林森（Vaughan Tomlinson）是國際知名漫畫家及插畫家，生於南非的英國家庭，多元文化童年形塑其獨特視野，現居紐約。他以單格漫畫聞名，融合英式黑色幽默——冷冽、叛逆且充滿諷刺——與跨五大洲的生活觀察，擅長以荒誕與犀利並存的手法捕捉社會百態，拒絕浮誇笑點。作品見於《華爾街日報》、《泰晤士報》及英國暢銷雜誌《Private Eye》，並透過Instagram即時反饋累積逾6.8萬粉絲，打磨出跨越文化的幽默共鳴。湯姆林森主張「幽默是生存工具」，強調藝術應扎根真實體驗，近期更與同行倡議，推崇人類藝術家「混亂而不可預測的天才」，反對演算法對創意的扁平複製。其靈感源自日常瞬間，從街景速寫到數位潤飾，最終呈現機器人思索存在危機，或動物嘲弄人性愚行的尖銳諷刺。
