
Portrait of Joe from Chemical Celestial Portraits
A gelatin silver print enhanced with delicate graphite markings, this work by Fred Tomaselli transforms a photographic portrait into something otherworldly and contemplative. Tomaselli's intervention with graphite overlays the photographic surface with intricate, hand-drawn elements that blur the boundary between the chemical and the celestial. The result is a haunting fusion of documentary realism and visionary mark-making, characteristic of Tomaselli's practice of layering materials to expand perception beyond the ordinary.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print with graphite.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Part 2
April 4, 2017
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