Forum Gallery will host Maria Tomasula at its New York venue.In this upcoming exhibition, Maria Tomasula works with striking color and theatrical compositions. Her artwork is influenced by the votive painting of Mexico, as well as the contemporary writers of Latin America. As an artist she seeks to create very unique, but realistic depictions of still-lifes. Using what seem to be simple objects such as fruit, butterflies and flowers, she brings them together to create metaphorical, poetic and ambiguous work. She showcases flowers and fruits by using shallow space and often will paint a curtain or spotlight to draw attention to her images. The inanimate objects then take on evocative, sensual characteristics.Founded in New York City in 1961, Forum Gallery has been known for its American figurative art. Some of the earliest artists represented here included Raphael Soyer, Chaim Gross, David Levine and Gregory Gillespie. Forum Gallery was also one of the founding members of the Art Dealers Association of America in 1962. Since its inception, the gallery has been focused on mounting curated, thematic exhibitions of historic importance. It expanded its programs in the 1980s, and the gallery soon represented the American artists William Beckman and Robert Cottingham as well as the Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum. More than 20 American and European artists and estates, including the Spanish masters Cesar Galicia and Guillermo Munoz Vera and American artists like Steven Assael, Tula Telfair, Linden Frederick, Alan Magee and Brian Rutenberg exhibit here.The exhibition will be on view from March 1 through April 7, 2018, at Forum Gallery, 475 Park Avenue at 57th Street New York, NY 10022.For details, visit: http://www.blouinartinfo.com/galleryguide/forum-gallery/overview Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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