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| "Untitled" by Russell Forester, 1962 via www.modernsandiego.com |
Russell Forester was
one of southern California’s most innovative postwar modernist artists. As an
architect, he was an artist; as a painter and a sculptor, his architectural
background permeates his work.
At
the height of a successful career, Forester made the decision to close his
architectural practice to dedicate his time exclusively to painting and sculp-ture.
Trained at the Institute of Design, Chicago, he was greatly influenced by the
multi-disciplinary edict of the Bauhaus.
Currently,
the exhibition: “Space, Structure, Light: The Art of Russell Forester” runs
through Feb. 5, 2017 at the Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way,
Oceanside CA 92054. For show details:
http://oma-online.org/
The
retrospective’s title springs from the repetitive elements used in Forester’s
wide body of artwork. Drawn, illuminated, or stitched with thread, innumerable
and deliberate dots appear throughout every facet of his pieces, defining the
space in every medium and on every surface. Similarly, pen strokes and rows of
lights form lines and repeating structures. Light is used both figuratively and
literally in rhythmic patterns over the surfaces of both sculptures and
drawings.
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Addendum:
There is a solid feature on Russell Forester art and architecture posted in
modernsandiego.com.
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