Attack of the Cephalopods: hallucinatory battles between monstrous octopi and whirring helicopters fill Steve DiBenedetto's intensely worked paintings and drawings.

From: Art in America | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Unbeknownst to many, Steve DiBenedetto has been exhibiting his work since 1987, when his first solo show was mounted at New York's Cable Gallery. But his profile has risen considerably in the past five years as critics, curators and the art world at large have warmed to his densely congested paintings and drawings, which indulge an esthetic of overstimulation.

When discussing the kaleidoscopic clutter of DiBenedetto's work, a remarkable number of writers have invoked psychotropic drugs and altered states of consciousness. His art has been described as "hypnotic," ...

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