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1930 North Platte, Nebraska - 2007 Valejo, California. Known for: Modernist naive drollery painting, funk collage.
Roy De Forest became a painter of work not easily categorized because of his independent approach to the profession. He has evolved through several styles from abstraction to funk to realism with... Read full biography
Roy De Forest became a painter of work not easily categorized because of his independent approach to the profession. He has evolved through several styles from abstraction to funk to realism with subjects ranging from non-objective to realistic animals. His early work was comprised of larger,... Read full biography
Roy De Forest became a painter of work not easily categorized because of his independent approach to the profession. He has evolved through several styles from abstraction to funk to realism with subjects ranging from non-objective to realistic animals. His early work was comprised of larger, overlapping, amorphous shapes in bright colors with detailed patterns within. However, a consistent philosophy for his mature work has been irreverence for academic convention and a joy in being creative... Read full biography
Roy De Forest became a painter of work not easily categorized because of his independent approach to the profession. He has evolved through several styles from abstraction to funk to realism with subjects ranging from non-objective to realistic animals. His early work was comprised of larger, overlapping, amorphous shapes in bright colors with detailed patterns within. However, a consistent philosophy for his mature work has been irreverence for academic convention and a joy in being creative and finding his own way. In his paintings, he expresses a personal pleasure in how own fantasies from which he constructs "hypothetical beings, situations and worlds". The intent is to "preserve this possible world, with all its animals and creatures,... Read full biography
Roy De Forest became a painter of work not easily categorized because of his independent approach to the profession. He has evolved through several styles from abstraction to funk to realism with subjects ranging from non-objective to realistic animals. His early work was comprised of larger, overlapping, amorphous shapes in bright colors with detailed patterns within. However, a consistent philosophy for his mature work has been irreverence for academic convention and a joy in being creative and finding his own way. In his paintings, he expresses a personal pleasure in how own fantasies from which he constructs "hypothetical beings, situations and worlds". The intent is to "preserve this possible world, with all its animals and creatures, for my own private viewing, fun and enjoyment." . Roy De Forest was born in North Platte, Ne... Read full biography
Roy Dean De Forest - Artist Info
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Keywords (33)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Bronze
- •Colored Pencil
- •Magic Marker, Sharpie, Felt-Tip Pen
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Folk Art, Naive, Primitive
- •Funk Art
- •Naive, Childlike, Intuitive
- •Sophisticated Naive, Primitive
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Art Teacher
- •David Park
- •Elmer Bischoff
Art School
- •California College of the Arts (and Crafts), Teacher
- •California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Sara Roby Foundation
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art