Jonny Forsström
Jonny Forsström (1944–2017[1]) was a Swedish picture artist, sculptor, and film maker.[2]
Jonny Forsström | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 Möckleby, Öland, Sweden |
| Died | 2017 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Early life
Jonny Forsström was born in Stora Möckleby, Öland, Sweden, but he grew up in the mining town Malmberget, Lappland, Sweden.[2] Forsström got glasses as a six-year-old, and in the 1950s that was a sure sign of weakness that would rule out soccer and wild kids' play. But for the first time, he got to see things clearly and he could be a by-standing voyeur taking note of people's gestures.[3]
He had a variety of jobs after his school years; he was a sailor, a shipyard worker, in the hotel business in Gothenburg and Stockholm, and barely got by. His newly discovery of art gave him hope and a new sense of freedom, a new awakening of the world.[3]
Exhibitions
- 1990 Parafras Piero della Francesca, Konsthallen Trollhättan, Sweden
- 2006 Konsthallen Trollhättan, Sweden. Various oil, sketches, aquarelle and sculpture.
Galleries exhibiting/represented
- Gabrielle Bryers Gallery, New York, USA
- Northern Light Ltd. California, USA
- Galerie Studio Four, London, ENGLAND
- Gallerie Bleu, Paris, FRANCE
- Galerie Peuples et Continents, Bryssel, BELGIUM
- Art 76, Basel, SWITZERLAND
- Galleri Otenti, Antwerp, HOLLAND
- Galeri Arnesen, Copenhagen, DENMARK
- Art Now Gallery, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
References
- http://www.ttela.se/familj/jonny-forsström-har-gått-ur-tiden-1.4250208
- Konsthallen Trollhättan Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Jonny Forström: Parafras Piero della Francesca. ISBN 91-88086-00-3. Risbergs Tryckeri AB, Uddevalla, Sweden, 1990.
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