Blue and Idle

Tom Forkin

BornNationalityBased In
1986AmericanNew York City
Biography

Tom Forkin manipulates the typical properties of his chosen materials to construct isolated vignettes. His sculptures resonate with the environmentally-harsh and socially-hostile cities that emerged following the industrial revolution. Locomotive models constructed from now-antiquated bar carts appear beside watercolor renderings of kerosene street lamps, highlighting humanity’s penchant for nostalgia and tendency to sentimentalize the past. Forkin's sculptures often suggest the existence of a larger narrative without providing any clear, linear resolve - each pictorial fragment defined by this withholding.  ...

Selected Artworks
Blue and Idle
Tom ForkinBlue and Idle, 202330 x 38 x 5cm3800 USD
Warmed by Daylight
Tom ForkinWarmed by Daylight, 202330 x 38 x 5cm3800 USD
Raining Down On
Tom ForkinRaining Down On, 202330 x 38 x 5cm3800 USD