Eric Forgaard
Web site: www.forgaardfinearts.com
My
images are reactive, and bathed in natural light;
a synthesis of shapes that engage the senses.
They are not "set up" or forced. Though
my compositions flow away from the familiar,
I avoid abstraction simply for its own sake.
Through the lens, I re-order and elevate familiar
elements to fit a new vision, and stretch common
perceptions of the world. In many images, a quiet
societal commentary supplements the visual experience.
Shot
hand-held under available light, in 35mm and
digital formats, my images invite the eye to
wander through the frame. And like music or
poetry, they are only lightly tethered to simple realities. They are suspended
in a space of their own making.
I
am based in the San Francisco Bay area, though
I photograph throughout the country and beyond.