Althoff borrows from history, religious iconography, and countercultural movements to create imaginary environments in which paintings, sculpture, drawing, video, and found objects commingle. (artspace.com)
Most of her compositions include a single animal moving through imaginary environments.» (tomiokoyamagallery.com)
Thomas's «Interiors and Landscapes» series, depicting imaginary environments (at left, Landscape With Ocean, 2012), was inspired by her residency last year at Giverny, Claude Monet's home and gardens, and is influenced by vintage books on modern décor as well as the artist's interest in how we «decorate our spaces to make us feel like a particular character or person.» (lehmannmaupin.com)