Poissons De Chant Exhibition - Robert F DeCaprio Art Gallery

The Fall of Icarus during rehearsal for the Easter Sunrise Pageant

The Fall season of exhibitions at the Robert F DeCaprio Art Gallery opens with the weird and wonderful Poissons de Chant - a series of prints illustrating the adventures of a mythical troupe of singing fish from Montreal. The fish and their escapades are the digital imaginings of California-based artist Tom Lundquist.

In his intriguing picture-stories of the "Poissons" we find a cast of characters including production assistants, agents, accountants, and animal performers that work for the fish. The fish themselves are usually hidden in ingenious ways. Curious titles such as "Negotiating with Sheep" and " The poissons push forward in their plan to rescue Rene Magritte" pull the viewer into a surreal and distorted fishbowl world.

Tom Lundquist lives in Santa Monica, California and is Professor of Drawing and Computer Graphics at Santa Monica College. 

For more information contact:

Jennifer Kiekeben (Art Gallery Coordinator) on 708-608-4231