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Fred Tomaselli — Portrait of Joe from Chemical Celestial Portraits
Fred Tomaselli

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.

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The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Part 2

April 4, 2017

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Fred Tomaselli, 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.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Portraiture, Gelatin Silver Print, American Artist, Figurative Art, Contemporary Art, Established Artist, Collage Aesthetic, Black and White

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