BIOGRAPHY

Tym Warren began his study of art in Advance Placement Honors courses in high school.  His first professional showing was at San Jacinto Community College in San Jacinto, California, when he was 17 years old.  Tym continued his training in oils and acrylic painting at DeAnza and Foothill Colleges in Cupertino and Los Altos, California, where he obtained an Associate of Arts in Studio Arts.  He was concurrently enrolled at San Jose State University, where he studied ceramics and bronze casting.  Tym merged his artistic talents with technology and completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computer Visual Imaging at Cogswell Polytechnical College in Santa Clara, California.  In 1993, Tym entered his painting, “Inspired By Dali” in the Santa Clara, CA Fairgrounds exhibit and won third place with the People’s Choice Adward.  Also, in 1993, Tym’s artwork was published by the Seed of Enoch with the book, “Journey to the Other Side.”  Between 1992 and 2003, Tym had numerous exhibits in the Southern Bay Area of San Francisco, California at coffee shops, billiards places, and small galleries.  During one week, Tym had three simultaneous showings–one at the beginning of an exhibit, one in the middle, and one finishing up.  In 2014, Tym participated in Art’s Benicia Open Studios.  Today, Tym continues to create art in his Northern California studio.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Creating art is and has always been my passion.  It is a form of meditation that allows me to communicate with my soul.  My emotions, thoughts, and ideas are represented within a visual language that captures my spiritual and visual journey through life. During the development of this visual language, one concept leads to another and eventually becomes a narration of my life as told through symbols and color. 

Through spiritual surrealism, I explore my subconscious. Voices inform my paintings of spirituality.  Expressions of passion during this exploration are informed by, and joined to, a greater power than my own.  Sensations of peace and tranquility expand and create visions that reflect existence here on Earth and, at the same, life among the stars.

Creativity is a vessel filled from a higher source.  During the creative process, when the body, mind, and heart are in harmony with the source, I reveal in the magical rhythm of life. My works contain the energy of many elements captured visually during the evolution of each piece. Surreal Spirituality and Abstract Expressionism are the genres I use for emotional expression, to document my perceptions, and to record my growth.