Thomas Chapin

Thomas Chapin was a much loved multi-reed instrumentalist and composer who died of leukemia in 1998. Thomas began making serious collage art in the mid-80s. He was self-taught and inspired by artists like Joseph Cornell, and his own brother, Ted Chapin, an architect and collage artist. Thomas used store-bought tissue and wrapping paper, found paper and paper objects, cut-outs from magazine, rubber stamps, crayon and paint. The eight collages shown here were created in 1997, the year of his illness.
View the Thomas Chapin "Music Man" Video and learn more about these collages.
Visit www.thomaschapin.com. For inquiries about Thomas Chapin's art collages, contact akasha@thomaschapin.com.