Monday Post 2-1-09

Fred Tomaselli

A child of Anaheim, California, Tomaselli saw the world around him as an “artificial, immersive, theme park reality”. He graduated from CA State Fullerton and then became one of the first artists of the "Downtown L.A." art scene in the 1980s. His artwork, which consists of icons of the drug world and images cut from books, create an images that are not only recognizable subjects, but also act as mesmerizing and radiating patterns. He creates his images through a mix of collage and painting, using bright colors and referencing art history. “It is my ultimate aim”, he says, “to seduce and transport the viewer in to space of these pictures while simultaneously revealing the mechanics of that seduction.”

Gallery:
http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/fred-tomaselli/

Interview:
http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/22791/fred-tomaselli/

Website:
He does not have his own website