<p>Unorthodox materials such as over-the-counter remedies, medicinal herbs, prescription pills and psychoactive plants are just some of the materials that make up artist Fred Tomaselli's collaged paintings. Others include cut-out photographs of flowers, insects and leaves from field guides and seed catalogues that jostle for attention with their carefully-pressed and preserved real-life counterparts. Whole figures crafted from magazine cut-outs of animals and body parts--nightmarish Archimboldo-esque hybrids--present Tomaselli's intensely personal vision of the universe. Moving between abstractions and figurations, <i>Monsters of Paradise</i> presents 32 visually exuberant works reproduced in glorious color, and provides a comprehensive view of Tomaselli's work from 1995 to today.</p>

Fred Tomaselli: Monsters Of Paradise

Arts & Photography

YAU, John

Individual Artists

James Cohan Gallery

This book documents a recent show of Fred Tomaselli's work at the James Cohan Gallery in New York, and includes several works using his signature combination of acrylic paint and pills to create colorful psychedelic collages.

Fred Tomaselli

Volk, Gregory

Tomaselli, Fred

History & Criticism

"Roxy Paine's conceptual works are provocative, challenging our perceptions and biases through a combination of complex layering, serious humor, romanticism, and a touch of irony. Second Nature examines Paine's monumental art-making machines and his naturalistic, botanical environments, exploring how they illustrate a reversal between the artist, whose repetitive processes are machinelike, and machines, which are programmed to emulate human art making."

Roxy Paine

Scott Rothkopf

Catalogue was published to accompany the exhibition at James Cohan Gallery, New York, October 13 to November 24, 2001.  Essay by Ann Reynolds.  Interview with Robert Smithson.

Robert Smithson: Mapping dislocations

Smithson, Robert

Reference

The heavenly tree grows downward: Selected works by Harry Smith, Philip Taaffe, Fred Tomaselli

Smith, Harry Everett

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