
Worm, Warp, and Woof #1
1999
Fred Tomaselli's Worm, Warp, and Woof #1 is a 1999 mixed-media work combining acrylic, pharmaceuticals, printed paper, beads and foliage in resin on panel. Tomaselli's intricate layered compositions create visually complex surfaces that blend natural and artificial materials.
- Medium
- acrylic, pharmaceuticals, printed paper, beads and foliage in resin on panel
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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September 28, 2021
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Damien Hirst
British · b. 1965

Hirst similarly incorporates pharmaceutical and biological materials into visually arresting compositions sealed under resin or glass, creating works that blur the boundary between the medicinal and the aesthetic with psychedelic intensity.

Inka Essenhigh
American · b. 1969

Essenhigh creates densely layered, psychedelic and colorful paintings that merge organic natural forms with abstract swirling compositions, echoing the bold hallucinatory quality and nature infused imagery found in this piece.

Mark Ryden
American · b. 1963

Ryden combines collage like printed imagery, botanical and natural elements, and a richly layered psychedelic visual language into panels of obsessive detail and surreal contemporary beauty that closely parallels Tomaselli's material and aesthetic approach.
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