Stewart Forrest is a contemporary Australian artist currently based in Scandinavia.
Being the son of an artist, he grew up in a creative environment and was naturally drawing and playing with colours from a very young age.
At the age of 6, his mother endeavoured, with him and his sister on a 3 month backpacking tour, exposing them to the art, culture and national galleries of Europe.
These early influences were the foundation of an appreciation for classical techniques and an inquisative passion for experimenting with paints.
He currently works primarily in oils, using classical art theories together with an array of contemporary and classical techniques. His dedication to the art of painting is evident in his work, with collections of varying style and theme that, as a body of work, draw lines between fundamental workings of nature and the complexities of the human condition.
I have long been driven by the relationships between the world we can see and touch, and the ideas we conceive about it; that which is tangible and the concepts enveloping it; the fundamental patterns and equations of nature and the roles they play in defining our lives.
There are always questions, and the possible answers are what I produce. No one technique satisfies the diversity of my thinking. And so, I extend my experience and skills into "unknowns", using styles and techniques that are intended to either keep me in control or surrender themselves to the laws of nature. Thereby satisfying the curious question, "what if". The doors that open, the visions and ideas that evolve, are not final, but open themselves into future possibilities. Life's variety has no conclusion, it keeps unraveling. We think we've reached the center, then realize that we merely scratched the surface!"
NORWAY
September 2011 – “Owned” at Gallery Forrest, Norway; Joint Exhibition
January 2011 – “Winter” at Glesvær Gallery, Norway; Joint Exhibition
November 2010 – “Figurative Light” at Gallery Forrest, Norway; Solo Exhibition
April 2010 – “Selected Works” at First Hotel Marin, Norway; Joint Exhibits
June 2009 – “Fractions of 3 Dimensions” at Gallery Forrest, Norway; Joint Exhibition
August 2008 – “Selected Works” at Gallery Opening, Tilsammans, Norway; Solo Exhibition
September 2006 – “Commission for 8 works” at Potet Kjelleren, Norway; Commission
July 2006 – “Strekens Dans” at Finken, Norway; Solo Exhibition
October 2005 – “Commission for 15 works” at BOHA, Norway; Commission
August 2004 – “Intellectual Fashion” at Northern Soul, Norway; Solo Exhibition
August 2003 – “Selected Works” at The Cut, Norway; Solo Exhibition
Juni 2002 – “In the Spirit of Science” at Hvaler Kulturhus, Norway; Solo Exhibition
Mai 2002 – “Commission for 4 works” at R&B Scooter, Norway; Commission
AUSTRALIA
Oktober 2000 – “Southwest Survey “ at Southwest Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury; Joint Exhibition
February 1999 – “Bunbury Regional Art Show” at Bunbury Show grounds, Bunbury; Joint Exhibition
September 1998 – “Communications” at Perth National Art Gallery, Perth; Joint Exhibition
March 1998 – “Selected Works” at The Barracks Art Gallery, Bunbury; Joint Exhibition
December 1997 – “Construct – Destruct” at Gelorup Council House, Gelorup; Solo Exhibition
August 1997 – “Commission for 5 Wall Murals” at Capel Shire, Capel; Commission
March 1997 – “Commission for 2 works” for Southwest Recycle, Dardanup; Commission
Oktober 1996 – “Southwest Survey” at Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury; Joint Exhibition
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