Artist Profile & Feature
Expanded Eye
Jade Tomlinson & Kevin James — Lisbon, Portugal
Internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary studio formed in 2010. Painting, Sculpture, Mixed-Media Assembly, Site-Specific Installations.
Expanded Eye is an internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary studio formed by artistic duo Jade Tomlinson and Kevin James in 2010. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, the collective has spent over a decade cultivating a highly distinct storytelling approach and a deeply symbolic, signature iconography. Their evolutionary practice travels seamlessly across disparate creative formats—moving from traditional fine art and monumental installation to sculpture and intricate narrative works on skin.
Creative Ethos
The Invisible Sacred
The foundational drive of Expanded Eye centers on an exploration of the invisible, sacred threads linking human experience to memory. Their emotive body of work captures the profound complexities of the human condition, mapping out fragmented senses of self, the heavy architecture of grief, potent vulnerability, and elevated moments of pure joy.
Tomlinson and James excel in the precise manipulation and juxtaposition of physical materials. By salvaging, altering, and reconstructing ordinary items, the duo creates intricate, multi-layered compositions where reclaimed elements function as interconnected pieces of a larger puzzle — transforming physical spaces into immersive, high-concept visual sanctuaries that encourage deep reflection and authentic human connection.
Selected Works
Earth Flow
Mixed-Media Assembly — Variable dimensions
Earth Caller
Mixed-Media Assembly — Variable dimensions
Untitled (Ceramic Relief I)
Ceramic Tile, Wood Frame — Variable dimensions
Untitled (Ceramic Relief II)
Ceramic Tile, Wood Frame — Variable dimensions
Featured Projects
Hermès Window Installation
Hermès — Site-Specific Installation
Curator's Note
I've always been drawn to artists who slow things down. Every ceramic piece by Expanded Eye is handmade in their studio in Portugal. You can feel the time, the care, and the person behind each work.
Ceramic has existed for thousands of years, yet in Expanded Eye's hands it feels completely contemporary. It's timeless, deeply human, and I have a feeling we're only beginning to see where this medium is headed within contemporary street art.