Stephen Forbes is a contemporary artist, his paintings are populated with people of all ages often in different states of play—jumping, swinging, diving, ice-skating, and swimming.
His pieces are full of a quick wit and a lively touch which give them the quality of dancing thoughts, but of thoughts which are based on a keen observation of real figures and knowledge of the traditions of figure drawing, as well as being a reaction to the jostling marks on the surface of the paper.
Forbes sets his figures apart from their immersive surroundings by rendering them with a primary colour palette of red, blue, and yellow. He uses neutral backgrounds to accentuate his subjects’ sense of movement and whimsy, whether in the air, on the ground, or in the water.
Overall, these paintings celebrate life and the joyful process of painting itself. There is a ‘happy” light touch, yet at the same time an underlying seriousness in the artists intentions.
Stephen Forbes was born in Northern Ireland in 1973. He trained at the Royal Academy Schools, London and Liverpool John Moores University. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy Main Galleries, The Royal Academy Sackler Wing, The Royal Hibernian Academy and the The London Art Fair.
Forbe’s fabulous piece entitled “Pool” hangs in the reception area of Hamilton House and is enjoyed by our clients and visitors alike every day!
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