Fred Tomaselli, Bloom (12), 2014

A photogram and silkscreen printed

at the Lower East Side Printshop, New York

for The Floral Ghost Portfolio

15 x 20 inches

Edition of 50

Fred Tomaselli was born in Santa Monica, CA in 1956. The artist studied at California State University Fullerton, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Tomaselli is a contemporary American painter known for his collaged works created with unconventional materials and depicting surreal scenes. In his detailed paintings and collages you can find a range of unorthodox materials such as medicinal herbs, prescription drugs, hallucinogenic plants, and cuttings from printed material, which he arranges on wood panels with a resin coating. He depicts abstract patterns, human figures, and forms from the natural world into psychedelic visions and mesmerizing patterns. 

Tomaselli describes his work as a “search for transcendence.” The artist states, “art is really about perception and mine have been changed through visiting other realities.”