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Artist Lora Fosberg
The remarkable artwork at Naha was created by Lora Fosberg.
From afar, the works are subtle, concerned with color, pattern,
and texture??.but upon closer scrutiny, one catches a glimpse
into the personal lives of strangers. Composed of ephemera
from everyday life such as date books, journal pages, notes
to self, and the like, Fosberg collages these forgotten
scraps with her own animated prints and drawings, creating
a sustainable composition. RUSTY, shown here, comments on
greed, indulgence, and the other side of the restaurant
industry within its sepia toned vignettes. Only the engaged
viewer will pick up these references; but if one is attentive,
Fosberg's clever imagery might cause the memory to spark
as they seem to narrate some vaguely familiar scenario
ODD, another large scale piece, assembled with pages taken
from the journal of an obsessive compulsive individual who
on the exterior seems like a successful lawyer. The writings
reveal his mental instability as he records every mundane
moment of his life, minute by minute, in his journal. The
viewer becomes the voyeur and is made to feel the rush of
excitement and shame involved with reading someone's diary.
In this way, Fosberg's art peeks into the window of strangers'
souls.
She paints in a stream of consciousness fashion, with a
personal yet universal narrative. Fosberg elegantly balances
her animated vignettes with somehow sexually charged content.
Not aggressive but defiantly intriguing, the viewer cannot
help but take a closer look as his/her curiosity is piqued
by each piece. Fosberg has the ability to work upon a grid
format which functions as the organizer of the perceived
chaos. She celebrates the transience of life within the
personal content, however, she acknowledges the banality
of everyday tasks that fill our modern lives by her use
of journals, and other personal objects. She is recording
our existence, but not sensationalizing.
Lora Fosberg completed her BFA at the University of Illinois,
and her Masters of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago. Recently Fosberg presided as the Resident Artist
at the Frans Masereel Art Center outside Antwerp, Belgium.
There she experimented with a new printmaking process using
Toray Plates. She has exhibited in galleries all over the
U.S., including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami. Her latest
work can be described as somewhat shocking, naughty, and
provocative.
If you have interest in Lora Fosberg's work and wish to
learn more please contact her at:
Red Hot Press Studio:
1714 North Damen Avenue:
Chicago, Illinois, 60647,
773.862.4062:
lora@lorafosberg.com
lorafosberg.com
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