“I like black. It’s a colour that’s made up its mind.”
The international studio practice of Tim Forbes investigates nuanced symbolism in neo-minimalist painting and haptic perceptions in sculpture, while photo-based imagery explores the implied states of nature, cultural memory and narratives on architecture without architects.
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Especially in the abstract, the works must have a destination, the arrival of which is addressed in a contemplation of function within the form. - TF
Below: AEGIS/BLUE / 2023 / 48” x 60” / 122 x 152 cm
MARKER_02 /48 x 96 in.
Minimalism Transformed
Nov. 13 - Dec. 5, 2021 / OENO
Muir@Queen’s Marque
SENTINELS & BOATS @ MUIR Hotel
In the theme of Born of This Place, Tim Forbes in collaboration with GZArtCo has created SENTINELS – a commissioned collection of raw nature portraits for installation in the MUIR Hotel on Halifax’s waterfront. An Armour Group development designed by celebrated architects MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple with interiors by Studio Munge, the 109-room MUIR is Nova Scotia’s first 5-star hotel.
Deep Pop: The Evolution of a Movement
23 April 2021 — 24 May 2021
“Forbes explores scale and form concerned with notions of repetition, patterning, and permanence imbued with the quality of essential form.”
–Jessica Veevers / PhD, Curator
Just Add Water
The backstory on ARTSHOPPE CLOUD
A porcelain-white signature sculpture has been created by Forbes to float in a 4.5m sq. water feature overlooking Toronto’s skyline at the intersection of art, fashion and lifestyle. (Installation 2021)