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.»
He uses Google satellite imagery, rearranging
it into kaleidoscopic patterns and printing it onto incredible carpets.
Not exact matches
His
kaleidoscopic compositions of overlapping grids and
patterns create complex pictorial spaces, and his use of transparent pigments allows the viewer to see, as the artist has said, «all the events that went
into the making of the painting.»
Featuring photographic images of indigenous masks, beach scenes, and tropical foliage arranged
into complex geometric
patterns alongside embedded tiles, the collages depict
kaleidoscopic visions of imaginary landscapes.
Winters»
kaleidoscopic compositions of overlapping grids and
patterns create complex pictorial spaces, and his use of transparent pigments allows the viewer to see, as the artist has said, «all the events that went
into the making of the painting.»