For our final entry we will be discussing our trip to the Fred Tomaselli exhibit at the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College. The particular exhibit we saw displayed work from early on in his career and also recent paintings and prints. Unfortunately, we do not have any pictures of our own, but we were able to find some pictures of his works on the Museum’s website.
Tomaselli creates his artwork by using literal objects such as pills and plants along with a range of images including flowers, birds, and anatomical illustrations that are carefully cut. His work is incredible to see in person because when you look at via the Internet you cannot really tell that he is using actual objects. When we saw his work the three of us were really mesmerized by the incredible details and the patterns he creates are very eye catching. With further research we found that Tomaselli collages these real materials, photographs, and paint and then uses a clear epoxy resin to hold the differing layers and objects together on top of wood paneling. The three of us particularly liked his Untitled piece below.
The leaves that are placed at the bottom of the wood paneling are real along with the flowers and there were also mushrooms used. It also incorporated photo collage and the two anatomical cutouts. Overall, our museum trip was really enjoyable and the three of us have a lot of respect for the immense amount of detail and hard work Tomaselli puts into his work. We also learned that seeing artwork in person is extremely different and a lot more rewarding than merely looking at pictures on line.
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