Fred Tomaselli
Fred Tomaselli's unique photogram combines photo collage with gouache drawing techniques. This work exemplifies the artist's exploration of layered imagery and unconventional materials in contemporary art.
- Medium
- Photo collage and gouache drawing on unique photogram.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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Editions & Works on Paper
March 11, 2022
Artists in conversation
Robert Rauschenberg
American · b. 1925
Rauschenberg pioneered the combination of collaged photographic imagery with painted surfaces in his combines and transfer drawings, sharing Tomaselli's layered approach and merging of disparate visual materials into unified compositions.
Adam Fuss
British · b. 1961
Fuss creates highly distinctive photograms that blend direct photographic processes with painterly and organic visual elements, closely paralleling Tomaselli's use of the photogram as a foundation for layered and unconventional imagery.
Wangechi Mutu
Kenyan · b. 1972
Mutu constructs intricate mixed media collages that layer photographic fragments with hand drawn and painted elements, mirroring Tomaselli's technique of building dense and visually complex surfaces from combined photographic and gouache materials.
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