The
buzz around Fred Tomaselli's meticulous painting - collage hybrids frequently centers on the work's more loaded materials — ephedrine, aspirin, saccharine, an assortment of brand - name pharmaceuticals,
marijuana, and other psychoactive plants — which Tomaselli assembles into kaleidoscopic patterns and scenes; looking at his pictures, one might infer that «using» a drug as a raw material should constitute or symbolize «being on drugs.»