TIM FORCUM
My Own Personal Problems with Paradise
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November 5 – December 17, 2005
ARTIST RECEPTION Saturday, November 5, 5 – 8 pm
d.e.n. contemporary art is pleased to present "My Own
Personal Problems with Paradise," an exhibition of new paintings
by Los Angeles artist Tim Forcum, opening November
5 and continuing through December 17, 2005. In his first solo exhibition
with the gallery, Forcum will present seven large-scale oil paintings
that allude to both physical and psychological landscapes.
Formally and metaphorically, Forcum conjures alternative realities in
his work, wherein clusters of curious shapes maneuver within the precincts
of the canvas, through and around neighboring forms in search of harmonious
coexistence. The imagery charts a process or a journey, whether navigating
through complicated terrain of a landscape, or prudently situating oneself
in interpersonal relationships.
Forcum’s color palette also mirrors this journey and the various
realities, with a chromatic range from the somber hues of post-war abstraction
to the brighter spectrum of contemporary painting and graphics.
Integrating an array of brushwork, from loose strokes of abstract expressionism’s
gestural automatism, to silhouettes thinned to semi-transparency, to
sharply delineated forms of a graphic aesthetic, Forcum’s use
of telescoping and layering of elements reveal and obscure one another,
evoking a range of moods, from tense complexity to agreeable resolution.
A native of southern California, Forcum lives and works in Los Angeles.
After receiving a B.A. and M.A. in painting at California State University,
Northridge (CSUN), he received his M.F.A. in 1993 from California State
University, Fullerton. He currently teaches fine art at CSUN. Forcum
will be featured among other Los Angeles painters, in an article in
the November issue of Tema Celeste Magazine.
"My Own Personal Problems with Paradise" is on view until
December 17.
The gallery is located at 6023 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Gallery
hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm.
For additional information and visual material,
please contact the gallery at (310) 559-3023 or info@dencontemporaryart.com
©2005