Jun 19th 2015

Lora Fosberg: More Trees Please

@ Linda Warren Projects

327 N. Aberdeen, Suite 151, Chicago IL

Opening Friday, June 19th, from 6PM - 9PM

On view through Saturday, August 15th

Lora Fosberg presents her eighth solo exhibition at Linda Warren Projects, “More Trees Please” in Gallery X. The imagery of the tree has also figured largely throughout Fosberg’s oeuvre as a metaphor for nature in its frequently adversarial relationship with mankind. In previous exhibitions at the gallery, Fosberg has explored mankind’s toll on the environment, as well as the devastating effect of nature’s disasters on humans. But here, the artist forgoes the oppositional dialogue, instead focusing on the wider notions of life, death and survival that all living things share. While Fosberg is primarily a two-dimensional artist, she has shifted her focus for this exhibition, with a body of work that pairs paintings and drawings with sculpture. Here, found logs are hollowed out and lined with multicolored collage pieces and hand lettered texts; cut branches are painted with rainbow-colored, concentric rings. The deadened wooden fragments are contrasted by bursts of color, balancing lifelessness with vivid positivity.

Lora Fosberg has exhibited widely throughout the United States and abroad. Recent solo exhibitions include Kayo Gallery in Salt Lake City, Jack Fischer Gallery in San Francisco, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI. Fosberg received her BFA from the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Fosberg’s work is in the holdings of such collections as Kirkland & Ellis and Eaton Center in Cleveland, as well as numerous prestigious private collections. Recent commissions include installations at Naha Restaurant and Brindille Restaurant, the 2015 James Beard Award Winner for Outstanding Restaurant Design.

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