July 5, 2012 (study)

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Fred Tomaselli 1
July 5, 2012 (study)
2012

About the Item

'July 5, 2012 (study)' in 2012 by American artist Fred Tomaselli. Digital print with silkscreen, Ed. 81 of 108. Image: 11 x 8 in. / Paper: 17 x 13 in. / Frame: 17.75 x 14 in. Fred Tomaselli may be known as the king of psychedelic art, but his practice in deeply rooted in art-historical precedents. Using the New York Times as his canvas, Tomaselli re-imagines the front-page photographs as opportunities for art. Featuring images downloaded off of the Internet, one image for the article “Physicists Find Elusive Particle Seen as Key to Universe,” one man with an arm outstretched becomes godly, as swirls of paint and rays of light beam out from his fist that create heavily patterned, hallucinatory universes of his own making. The second image, on the bottom of the page, features a black man with red and yellow light beams emanating from his body and eyes. Framed in light wood. Drawing upon art historical sources and Eastern and Western decorative traditions, Fred Tomaselli's works explode in mesmerizing patterns that appear to grow organically across his compositions. Starting in 2005, Tomaselli developed a new body of works on paper that transform the front page of The New York Times with gouache and collage. The surreal compositions are ruminations on the absurdity of news cycles and provide him a space to respond to a variety of issues – from regional anecdotes to global crises. As Tomaselli has stated, “I think that maybe the Times collages are quietly political, in that I can riff on anything I want, while the horrors of the world become the background buzz. Maybe I’m saying that the world may be going to hell, but I still keep painting.” Born in 1956 in Santa Monica, CA, Fred Tomaselli, has had numerous solo exhibitions including the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE (2019); Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA (2018); White Cube, London, UK (2017); Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (2016); Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (2014) and the University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014); a survey exhibition at Aspen Art Museum (2009) that toured to Tang Museum in Sarasota, NY and the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn NY (2010); The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh (2004) toured to four venues in Europe and the US; Albright-Knox Gallery of Art (2003); Site Santa Fe (2001); Palm Beach ICA (2001), and Whitney Museum of American Art (1999). His works have been included in international biennial exhibitions including Sydney (2010); Prospect 1 (2008); Site Santa Fe (2004); Whitney (2004) and others. Tomaselli’s work can be found in the public collections of institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, NY; Whitney Museum of American Art; the Brooklyn Museum; Albright Knox Gallery; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, LA.

Creator:
Fred Tomaselli 1 (1956, American)
Creation Year:
2012
Dimensions:
Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)
Medium:
Digital
Movement & Style:
Contemporary
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
White Plains, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU37334394552