Fred Tomaselli | an artist from the US who has really created some beautifully dreamy and psycadelic paintings. Combining medicines and vibrant colours on striking black backgrounds he paints on wooden canvases, covering the finished work in a sickly thick layer of epoxy resin.
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what I really love about all of Tomaselli's work is the way he manages to use such vibrent colours without ever hinting at a cartoon-like style; everything has a subtle yet vivid presence, whilst backgrounds remain pure black without feeling lifeless.
whatever the central image; animal, human, landscape.. there is a timeless quality of the natural world that makes it inwardly challenging but comfortingly familiar. despite how it may seem these paintings don't need long and intense gazes, you won't find yourself lost in their patterns and colours, but you will be drawn back to them again and again. they are instantly rewarding.
