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Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt AUCTION RECORDS
Born 1948. Known for: Modernist naive, medieval recreations, found objects.
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (b. 1948) . His artwork incorporates materials such as tinsel, foil, cellophane, saran wrap and glitter, embracing kitsch and intentionally tacky. His work has been compared to... Read full biography
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (b. 1948) . His artwork incorporates materials such as tinsel, foil, cellophane, saran wrap and glitter, embracing kitsch and intentionally tacky. His work has been compared to that of Florine Stettheimer, who used cellophane in her sets for the Gertrude Stein/Virgil Thomson... Read full biography
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (b. 1948) . His artwork incorporates materials such as tinsel, foil, cellophane, saran wrap and glitter, embracing kitsch and intentionally tacky. His work has been compared to that of Florine Stettheimer, who used cellophane in her sets for the Gertrude Stein/Virgil Thomson opera Four Saints in Three Acts; his art was included in an exhibit of artists influenced by Stettheimer. His work has also been likened to the religious-themed tinfoil-covered thrones of art brut... Read full biography
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (b. 1948) . His artwork incorporates materials such as tinsel, foil, cellophane, saran wrap and glitter, embracing kitsch and intentionally tacky. His work has been compared to that of Florine Stettheimer, who used cellophane in her sets for the Gertrude Stein/Virgil Thomson opera Four Saints in Three Acts; his art was included in an exhibit of artists influenced by Stettheimer. His work has also been likened to the religious-themed tinfoil-covered thrones of art brut artist James Hampton. He is sometimes grouped with the Pattern and Decoration art movement. His art is noted for its incorporation of Catholic iconography. Joe Brainard is also cited as a forerunner with his use of decorative collage and queer and... Read full biography
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (b. 1948) . His artwork incorporates materials such as tinsel, foil, cellophane, saran wrap and glitter, embracing kitsch and intentionally tacky. His work has been compared to that of Florine Stettheimer, who used cellophane in her sets for the Gertrude Stein/Virgil Thomson opera Four Saints in Three Acts; his art was included in an exhibit of artists influenced by Stettheimer. His work has also been likened to the religious-themed tinfoil-covered thrones of art brut artist James Hampton. He is sometimes grouped with the Pattern and Decoration art movement. His art is noted for its incorporation of Catholic iconography. Joe Brainard is also cited as a forerunner with his use of decorative collage and queer and religious themes. Lanigan-Schmidt began by exhibiting his art in his own apartment; an early major exhibit... Read full biography
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Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt Auction: 12/15/2022Lot: 294Subscribe or get free alerts
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