num_pages: 95
description: 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. Monsters of Paradise, while moving between the artist's abstractions and figurations, presents 32 visually exuberant works reproduced in glorious color, and provides a comprehensive view of Tomaselli's work from 1995 to today.Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title. Edited by Fiona Bradley.Contents:Introduction / Fiona BradleyBeyond a shadow of a doubt / John YauMy chemical substance / Fred TomaselliThe collector / Jonathan Lethem
language: English
title: Fred Tomaselli: Monsters Of Paradise
titlecomplete: Fred Tomaselli: Monsters Of Paradise
ratings_count: 7
publisher: James Cohan Gallery